Ad-hoc guidance issued for rapid-response or flash flooding scenarios.
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This shows the latest issued Rapid Flood Guidance (RFG). RFGs are ad-hoc documents issued by the Flood Forecasting Centre outside the regular daily Flood Guidance Statement cycles. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
They are typically triggered by fast-responding flood hazards, such as sudden heavy convective downpours leading to flash flooding risk, where local authorities and emergency responders need immediate tactical guidance.
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The address of the Model Viewer and Model Multi now follows what is on screen: the layer, Areas, isobars, temperature values, split screen and the rest. Bookmark it, or save it as a shortcut, and it opens the same view at the latest run. For a quick link to one parameter, add ?param=rain (or temp, cloud, wind) to the address.
Open PrecipitationThe Cloud layer now shows white cloud over a darker map, so it stands out clearly, and you can switch between Total, High, Mid and Low cloud to see which layer of the atmosphere the cloud is in. It works on every model on the Model Viewer and Model Multi.
Open low cloud
Temperature on the Model Viewer is now drawn in 3 degree colour bands, and a new Anomaly layer shows how far each model's 2 m temperature is above or below the normal for that date and hour, against 1990 to 2019 (set to the Met Office's 1991 to 2020 averages over the UK), in blue to red bands. Turn on Show temperature values in the settings menu to print the numbers on the map. Tap Space to flip between temperature and anomaly, or hold it to peek. The Split screen switch on the bar shows temperature on the left and its anomaly on the right.
Open the anomaly
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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.
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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: