The Met Office issued the alert from 12pm on Monday through to 9am on Tuesday, with the forecaster warning that people’s property may be at risk of flooding. More rain was also expected across the north-eastern areas of Scotland at the start of Monday, which would be falling as snow over the mountains, Mr Vautrey said. Northern Ireland could see temperatures of minus 2C to minus 4C because of the rain band that had moved across the area through Sunday, Mr Vautrey added. Earlier this week, a major incident was declared in Somerset when about 50 properties were hit by flooding caused by Storm Chandra. Somerset Council was warning that with further rain expected there could be additional homes flooded in the Moorland, Saltmoor and Currymoor areas.

Source: The Herald February 02, 2026 01:43 UTC