Rain and cold weather warning for Staffordshire – next few days
The weather over the new year is not looking to good for the Staffordshire area, at the moment the Met Office has issued warnings for heavy rain, this was initially strong wind and heavy rain but has changed recently to just heavy rain. A cold health alert has also been issued by the UK Health Security Agency, which covers most of the UK from new years day.
New Year’s Eve (Tuesday) sees a number of warnings for wind, snow and rain across the country, with an Amber Warning for rain in parts of Scotland.
Met Office Chief Meteorologist, Steve Willington, explained: “A series of low-pressure systems will track across the UK over the next couple of days bringing some potentially disruptive weather. Almost the entire UK is covered by at least one weather warning during the coming week, demonstrating that it is a complicated weather forecast at the moment. Although we know today and tomorrow will see heavy rain and strong winds in parts of Scotland, Northern Ireland and northern England, plus some snow in parts of Scotland, it’s Wednesday’s weather where there is less confidence.”

Rain alert that covers Staffordshire area – Image via Met Office.