Overview
Real-time flood risk across England, Wales & Scotland
AI generated
Live Flood Warnings
E&W England & Wales
Flood Guidance Statement
Minor surface water flooding impacts are probable and river flooding impacts are possible in parts of England and Wales today (Friday). The overall flood risk for England and Wales is LOW.
Breakdown by source
| Source | Overall flood risk | Highest impact |
|---|---|---|
| River | Very Low | Minor |
| Surface Water | Low | Minor |
| Groundwater | Very Low | Minimal |
| Coastal/Tidal | Very Low | Minimal |
Rapid Flood Guidance
Issued when flash flooding is considered likely within the next few hours.
Met Office Warnings
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Tidal Cycle
Spring tides running, peaking in 2 days.
| Period | Peak | Rank | Size | Height |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Aug–2 Sep | 31 Aug | 16th/25 | Moderate | 9.57m |
| 8–14 Sep | 11 Sep | 3rd/25 | Large | 9.83m |
| 26 Sep–2 Oct | 29 Sep | 6th/25 | Large | 9.76m |
| 8–12 Oct | 10 Oct | 15th/25 | Moderate | 9.61m |
| 24–30 Oct | 27 Oct | 5th/25 | Large | 9.78m |
Liverpool (Gladstone Dock) tide predictions from the National Tidal & Sea Level Facility (NTSLF), National Oceanography Centre. Spring periods are centred on the highest predicted high water in each lunar cycle; the shaded window varies with spring size (1–3 days either side). At Liverpool high waters reach ~9–10m during large springs and ~7.5m at neaps. Size (small / moderate / large) and rank are relative to all springs in the peak's own calendar year — dates carry their year whenever it isn't 2026, since a spring's rank is never comparable across the year boundary.
Flood Outlook
6–30 day outlook
Issued by the Flood Forecasting Centre. Assesses national flood likelihood on a 6–30 day horizon, typically twice monthly.
24hr Rainfall Accumulation
Rolling 24-hour total to time shown
Rainfall (mm)
Surface Pressure Analysis
Surface pressure, early frames of successive GFS runs
Data sources
Flood Guidance Statement / Rapid Flood Guidance: Flood Forecasting Centre (a partnership of the Met Office and Environment Agency). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Flood Outlook: Flood Forecasting Centre; issued approximately twice monthly for England & Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Live flood warnings: Environment Agency (England) and Natural Resources Wales (Wales), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Tidal predictions: National Tidal & Sea Level Facility (NTSLF), National Oceanography Centre (NOC), using Liverpool Gladstone Dock predictions.
Radar & satellite imagery: Met Office UK composite radar, British Crown copyright Met Office (CC BY-SA 4.0); contains modified EUMETSAT Meteosat data (CC BY 4.0), visible and infrared channels.
Surface pressure (MSLP): NOAA Global Forecast System (GFS), public domain, using early frames of successive model runs as a proxy analysis.
Rain gauge observations: Environment Agency, Natural Resources Wales and SEPA telemetry networks (mostly 15-minute totals; SEPA gauges report hourly), Open Government Licence v3.0.
24hr rainfall accumulation: Met Office UK composite radar, British Crown copyright Met Office (CC BY-SA 4.0).