The Flood Forecasting Centre, the Met Office and the UK's environment agencies now share one impact matrix, so flood guidance and weather warnings use the same words.
Colours and overall flood risk levels are unchanged. This site uses the new names throughout, but the text inside older statements keeps the words used when it was issued.
Significant coastal impacts are possible for parts of Wales on Monday and Tuesday, with moderate impacts probable in parts of England and Wales. Moderate fluvial impacts expected for parts of South Wales today. The overall flood risk is LOW.
| Source | Overall flood risk | Highest impact |
|---|---|---|
| River | Low | Moderate |
| Surface Water | Very Low | Minor |
| Groundwater | Very Low | Minor |
| Coastal/Tidal | Low | Significant |
This shows the latest issued Flood Guidance Statement. This is taken from the public Flood Guidance Statement API shortly after it is issued by the Flood Forecasting Centre (a partnership of the Met Office and Environment Agency). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
The highest overall risk is shown, as well as the highest forecast flood impact.
Important note
Refer directly to official FFC channels for emergency management decision-making.
Supported sign up and delivery of the FGS is here.
The Flood Guidance Statement is issued every day by the Flood Forecasting Centre, a partnership of the Environment Agency and the Met Office. It sets out the risk of flooding across England and Wales over the next five days from four sources: rivers, surface water, groundwater and the sea.
Each risk is very low, low, medium or high, and combines how likely flooding is with how severe its impacts could be. The statement is written for emergency responders; for flood warnings where you live, use the GOV.UK flood warning service in England or Natural Resources Wales in Wales.
Every statement is kept in the archive, and the calendars and statistics show how often each level of risk has been reached.
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The radar rainfall map on the homepage's Rainfall card can now show the average total for each river catchment instead of the 1 km grid, for the last 24 hours, today or yesterday. Switch between Grid and Catchments under the map, and point at or tap a catchment to read its total. Your choice is remembered.
See the Rainfall cardWhen something significant is happening, a strip under the menu on the homepage says so: a named storm, an amber or red Met Office warning, the Flood Guidance Statement at medium or high risk, or a Severe Flood Warning. The most serious leads, and each links straight to its details. It says when the warnings were last checked, folds down to one line, and is not shown on a quiet day.
See the Met Office warningsThe homepage map, Radar & Sat and Satellite now show lightning from the Met Office's ground network by default, as rings coloured by age that stay on the map for an hour, so a storm's track is easy to follow. EUMETSAT's satellite lightning is still in each map's settings.
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This application brings together real-time data from multiple sources to help you stay informed about weather and flood conditions across the UK.
Important
This application is unofficial and provided for informational, research, and analysis purposes only. Uptime, data completeness, and real-time accuracy are not guaranteed.
To avoid over-reliance during active weather or flood events, do not make safety-critical decisions using this tool. For official warnings and instructions, consult the primary public services directly: