Met Office east London forecast: Yellow rain warning issued

The Met Office has issued a yellow rain warning from 3pm tomorrow (February 25) until Monday morning for London and the south east of England.

Widespread downpours are expected, with between 15mm and 25mm of rain forecasted, rising up to 40mm for some areas.

Wind gusts are also expected to exceed 40mph at around midday on Monday.

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Met Office meteorologist Greg Dewhurst said: “We are keeping an eye on this area of low pressure as it moves into southern counties of England and Wales over the course of Sunday and into Monday.

“It will bring some heavy rain and some strong winds as well. This rain is falling on saturated ground and could lead to some localised flooding problems.”

An area of low pressure will bring heavy rain to southern parts of England through Sunday and into Monday

With saturated ground, this may lead to some flooding and disruption

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Here, we take a look at the Met Office forecast for east London when the weather warning is in place.

Romford forecast

Sunday (February 25)

3pm – 8C, 50% chance light rain, 23mph winds

4pm – 8C, 50% chance light rain, 24mph winds

5pm – 7C, 60% chance light rain, 25mph winds

6pm – 7C, 80% chance heavy rain, 27mph winds

7pm – 7C, 80% chance heavy rain, 28mph winds

8pm – 7C, 80% chance heavy rain, 29mph winds

9pm – 7C, 80% chance heavy rain, 31mph winds

10pm – 6C, 80% chance heavy rain, 32mph winds

11pm – 6C, 80% chance heavy rain, 32mph winds

Monday (February 26)

Midnight – 6C, 80% chance heavy rain, 32mph winds

3am – 6C, 50% chance light rain, 36mph winds

6am – 6C, 38mph winds

9am – 6C, 38mph winds

12pm – 8C, 42mph winds

3pm – 8C, 39mph winds

6pm – 6C, 31mph winds

9pm – 5C, 25mph winds