Flood warnings in your area amid fears of deluge as temperatures finally rise

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Three flood warnings and more than 30 alerts are in place across England and Scotland as the country’s cold snap has finally come to an end.

As temperatures move above 0C and return to double digits on Monday, ice and snow will begin to melt, with localised flooding possible, the Met Office said.

In England, a warning has been issued by the Environment Agency (EA) for the River Trent at the village of Girton, in Cambridgeshire. The agency reported that “standing water remains in the village with access roads being affected”, although river levels had fallen below the flood risk threshold and no further rainfall was forecast.

And in Scotland, flood warnings are in place for Strath Oykel and Strath Carron. Flood warnings mean that flooding is ‘expected’, while flood alerts mean they are ‘possible’.

A further 25 flood alerts were put in place across England. The five day forecast from the Met Office and EA reported that “local flooding is possible but not expected” from groundwater in parts of the south of England and from rivers in the north of England on Monday and Tuesday.

It continued: “Land, roads and some properties may flood and there may be travel disruption.”

Daniel Bond, flood duty manager at the EA, said: “Combined rainfall and snowmelt means there is a very low likelihood of minor river flooding across parts of the Yorkshire and Humber region on Monday and into Tuesday.

“Environment Agency teams continue to be out on the ground, operating flood defences, taking action to reduce the impact of flooding, issuing flood warnings and supporting those communities affected.”

In the past 24 hours the Agency removed nine flood alerts from the list.

The Met Office told people to get ready for a “topsy-turvy week of temperatures”, as northern parts of the UK could expect some of the mildest conditions in the coming week.

On Monday, Scotland, Northern Ireland and other northern parts of England can expect cloud and patchy rain, with temperatures sitting between 9C and 12C. Meanwhile, temperatures in central and southern areas in England will fluctuate between 5C and 8C, but sunny spells can be expected.

Meteorologist Greg Dewhurst stressed the north-south split in conditions, with a dramatic change in weather in Northern Ireland, Scotland and the far north-west of England.

“Cloudy and patchy rain are moving in from the Atlantic and winds will turn south-westerly, bringing in milder air,” Mr Dewhurst said.

Last week the national weather service recorded the UK’s coldest January night for 15 years in Altnaharra, a village in the northern part of the Scottish Highlands.

The Sutherland hamlet recorded a freezing minus 18.7C on Friday Night, the Met Office said. This is the coldest January overnight temperature since 2010, when temperatures across the UK dropped below minus 15C.

On 8 January that year, Altnaharra recorded a blistering temperature of minus 22.3C.