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12°C at 20:00hrs in December.....it shouldn't even be this warm during the day at this time of year 15mm of rain here so far today, not near as bad as the SW but pretty miserable

Temperature Temperature 12.1 °C Windchill 12.1 °C Dew Point 11.6 °C Wind Wind Speed (avg) 2.0 mph Wind Speed (gust) 8.0 mph Wind Bearing 197° SSW Conditions Pressure 999.02 mb (Steady -0.17 mb/hr) Clouds Scattered Clouds (Cloudbase 204 ft) Moisture Humidity 97% Rainfall 15 mm

I don't think anyone is....as far as I know they have been evacuated again ! http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-northamptonshire-20441866

Makes you wonder when it will ever end ! Not the end of the world but not a great Christmas for people who's homes are flooded

Very worrying to hear people are driving into flood water... Just two feet of water is enough to float a car and six inches of fast flowing water can knock you off your feet. Flood water also contains hidden dangers such as open manhole covers.... ......please all take care out there and don't take any risks

I'd like to wish the NW members and all on the forum team a very merry Christmas.... .....and a happy new year, lets hope 2013 is a good one ! Ali x

Yes, please stay safe .... Just two feet of water is enough to float a car and six inches of fast flowing water can knock you off your feet. Flood water also contains hidden dangers such as open manhole covers !

Is that for the last end of the world or the next one do you think ? I don't get the panic buying, the shops are only closed for one day I've made sure I have plenty of food and drink but what I don't understand is why people buy so many loaves of bread and pints of milk for Christmas....It's not what I'm going to be eating and drinking that's for sure

Yes, very worrying Chris...there is just nowhere left for the water to go ! River Great Ouse flood warnings in Buckinghamshire A flood warning has been issued for the Great Ouse in Buckinghamshire, as river levels continue to rise. The Environment Agency (EA) has issued a warning for a stretch of the river in Newport Pagnell after rainfall on Thursday. Areas near to North Bridge and Woad Farm are at risk. The agency said further rainfall is expected on Saturday, and it would be monitoring the situation. A spokesman said: "River levels have peaked in Brackley and Buckingham and river levels are still rising slowly at Newport Pagnell." Milton Keynes Council said it had a crew on standby with sandbags. http://www.bbc.co.uk...-herts-20808222

Yellow Warning of Rain for London & South East England : Bracknell Forest, Brighton and Hove, Buckinghamshire, East Sussex, Greater London, Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Kent, Medway, Milton Keynes, Oxfordshire, Portsmouth, Reading, Slough, Southampton, Surrey, West Berkshire, West Sussex, Windsor and Maidenhead & Wokingham Valid from: 0005 on Sat 22 Dec 2012 Valid to: 0600 on Sun 23 Dec 2012 Further bands of heavy rain accompanied by strong winds are expected to move north and east across the southwest and southern England and south Wales through Saturday and early Sunday. Given that the ground is already saturated, the public should be prepared for the risk of localised flooding from both rivers and surface water. This could well lead to disruption to travel, with a low likelihood of severe disruption, particularly in parts of Devon and Cornwall. This warning has been updated to include southern counties of England. Issued at: 1046 on Sat 22 Dec 2012 Yellow Warning of Rain for East of England : Bedford, Cambridgeshire, Central Bedfordshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Luton, Peterborough, Thurrock, Norfolk, Suffolk & Southend-on-Sea Valid from: 0005 on Sat 22 Dec 2012 Valid to: 1200 on Sun 23 Dec 2012 Further bands of heavy rain accompanied by strong to gale force winds at times are expected to move northeastwards across many parts of the UK through Saturday and Sunday. Given that the ground is already saturated, the public should be aware of the risk of further localised flooding. The rain should largely clear away northeastwards on Sunday morning. This warning has been updated to include the rest of eastern England. Issued at: 1126 on Sat 22 Dec 2012 Please also refer to the amber warnings where the risk of disruption is greater. http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/warnings/#?regionName=uk&from=rss&sn=8BE05C36-F4B8-FBEB-EB12-B83D09B3709D_7_SE&tab=map&map=Warnings&zoom=5&lon=-4.50&lat=55.74&fcTime=1356091260

The rain is relatively light here atm (I'm still not going out) but it's pretty relentless we've had 10mm since midnight...the mince pies are made so I might just make myself a coffee and have one for brunch Stay safe peeps, keep checking the flood warnings here... http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/homeandleisure/floods/31618.aspx and the weather alerts here.... http://www.netweather.tv/index.cgi?action=weather-alert-status;sess=

Morning all, surprise surprise...it's raining ! I was going to go out to get some fresh eggs and bits this morning but I think I'll leave it and see what tomorrow brings, probably more rain I guess oh well, stay safe and enjoy the weekend everyone

Oh dear, it would seem this weather has got me drunk again what with that and celebrating surviving 21/12/12 night all

Please all take care on the roads if your travelling around visiting friends and relatives or dashing about doing last minute shopping this weekend… Yellow Warning of Rain for London & South East England : Bracknell Forest, Brighton and Hove, Buckinghamshire, East Sussex, Greater London, Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Kent, Medway, Milton Keynes, Oxfordshire, Portsmouth, Reading, Slough, Southampton, Surrey, West Berkshire, West Sussex, Windsor and Maidenhead & Wokingham Yellow Warning of Rain for East of England : Bedford, Cambridgeshire, Central Bedfordshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Luton, Peterborough & Thurrock valid from 0005 Sat 22 Dec to 1200 Sun 23 Dec Further bands of heavy rain accompanied by strong winds are expected to move north-eastwards across the southwest of England through Saturday and Sunday. Given that the ground is already saturated, the public should be aware of the risk of localised flooding and disruption to travel. And then there is Monday…….. Yellow Alert of Rain for London & South East England : Bracknell Forest, Buckinghamshire, Greater London, Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Milton Keynes, Oxfordshire, Portsmouth, Reading, Slough, Southampton, Surrey, West Berkshire, Windsor and Maidenhead & Wokingham Yellow Alert of Rain for East of England : Bedford, Cambridgeshire, Central Bedfordshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Luton, Norfolk, Suffolk & Thurrock Valid from: 0005 on Mon 24 Dec 2012 Valid to: 2359 on Mon 24 Dec 2012 A further spell of wet weather is expected to affect parts of England and Wales on Christmas Eve, southern areas in particular. Given already saturated ground from recent rainfall, the public should be aware of the risk of further localized flooding and disruption to travel. Issued at: 1136 on Fri 21 Dec 2012 http://www.metoffice...Time=1356004860

I didn't know they had said a precise time….. but even so, Mayan time is later than UK time - they were much further east so I guess that would make it sometime in the afternoon not 11:11am which means I have time to do the grocery shopping first then

Morning all, I see we are still here so the world hasn't ended yet then ? Some serious issues with flooding though, river levels won't have peaked yet and with more rain due on Saturday it's not looking good - thankfully it should have stopped raining by Christmas day but it might be too late to save some property, hopefully there won't be loss of life and everyone will listen to the warnings and evacuate if necessary. Please keep checking the EA site for your area here http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/homeandleisure/floods/31618.aspx and don't take any chances driving through flood water take another route if possible. It's not looking good for Newport Pagnell but most of MK is protected from serious flooding to property by the balancing lakes like Willen which is one of the largest (400,000 m²) purpose-built storm water balancing lakes in the UK. The lake is designed to take surface run-off from Milton Keynes, the largest of a number of lakes here designed to do so. The lake has capacity for an additional level increase of 1.3 metres, equivalent to a once in 200 year’s event....hopefully it will be enough ! .......take care all and stay dry, well on the outside anyway

Residents of a Hampshire village have been urged to evacuate their homes as heavy rainfall continues to spread across the UK - with more than 270 flood alerts and warnings in place. The Environment Agency (EA) said a severe flood warning for Wallington prompted the need for an evacuation notice. It said: "Wallington Village next to River Wallington will be evacuated imminently by Fareham Borough Council and the emergency services. "This is due to a problem in the flood defence around the village. The river is currently just below the top of the defence and cracks have formed in the wall. The river level is very high and will remain so for some time. The wall has cracks in it and may fail." http://news.sky.com/...d-alerts-spread In addition to the severe flood warning for Wallington, the EA has issued dozens of flood warnings and over 200 flood alerts for England and Wales.

Chief Forecaster Nick Grahame explains the forecast for heavy rain across the UK for the Christmas getaway as well what weather to expect on Christmas day. For the latest forecast and warnings go to www.metoffice.gov.uk

Yellow Alert of Rain for London & South East England : Greater London, East Sussex, Kent, Medway, Milton Keynes, Bracknell Forest, Brighton and Hove, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Oxfordshire, Portsmouth, Reading, Slough, Southampton, Surrey, West Berkshire, West Sussex, Windsor and Maidenhead & Wokingham Yellow Alert of Rain for East of England : Bedford, Central Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Thurrock, Luton & Peterborough Valid from: 0000 on Sat 22 Dec 2012 Valid to: 1200 on Sun 23 Dec 2012 Further bands of heavy rain accompanied by strong winds are expected to move north-eastwards across many parts of the UK through Saturday and Sunday. Given that the ground is already saturated, the public should be aware of the risk of further localised flooding. Please also refer to the amber warnings where the risk of disruption is greater. Yellow Alert of Rain for London & South East England : Bracknell Forest, Brighton and Hove, Buckinghamshire, East Sussex, Greater London, Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Kent, Medway, Milton Keynes, Oxfordshire, Portsmouth, Reading, Slough, Southampton, Surrey, West Berkshire, West Sussex, Windsor and Maidenhead & Wokingham Yellow Alert of Rain for East of England : Bedford, Cambridgeshire, Central Bedfordshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Luton, Norfolk, Southend-on-Sea, Suffolk, Thurrock & Peterborough Valid from: 0005 on Mon 24 Dec 2012 Valid to: 2359 on Mon 24 Dec 2012 Yet another active frontal system is expected to affect parts of England and Wales on Christmas Eve, particularly southern areas. Given already saturated ground from recent rainfall, the public should be aware of the risk of further localised flooding and disruption to travel. Issued at: 1406 on Thu 20 Dec 2012 http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/warnings/#?regionName=uk&from=rss&sn=66EA1FF0-1C31-B31C-8578-B862EB27837E_3_SE&tab=map&map=Warnings&zoom=5&lon=-4.50&lat=55.74&fcTime=1355918460

I know there are a few stalkers fans on here so...... Here is the Christmas forecast from Kaddy…. WEATHER FORECAST Rest of today = Forget it! Wet and windy! Dry by 4/5pm Friday = Dry, sunny spells, lighter winds Saturday = Ferociously wet – worse than today. Windy too. Sunday = Breezy (Westerly) but dry with some sunny spells. Monday CHRISTMAS EVE = Breezy (Southwesterly) but dry with some sunny spells. Tuesday CHRISTMAS DAY = Lighter winds, and dry with sunny spells. http://kaddyblog.com/kaddy-lee-preston/christmas-weather-forecast/

I hope everyone gets out !

Rainfall totals so far and a very wet radar picture ..... http://metofficenews.wordpress.com/2012/12/20/persistent-rainfall-across-the-uk/

Yellow Warning of Rain for London & South East England : Bracknell Forest, Buckinghamshire, Greater London, Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Milton Keynes, Oxfordshire, Portsmouth, Reading, Slough, Southampton, Surrey, West Berkshire, West Sussex, Windsor and Maidenhead, Wokingham, Brighton and Hove, East Sussex & Kent Yellow Warning of Rain for East of England : Bedford, Cambridgeshire, Central Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire & Luton Valid from 1105 Thu 20 Dec to 1800 Thu 20 Dec http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/warnings/#?regionName=uk&from=rss&sn=32039319-64F2-6615-B87C-ADC123878CBD_9_SE&tab=map&map=Warnings&zoom=5&lon=-4.50&lat=55.74&fcTime=1355918460