Met Office issue yellow weather warning of 'heavy rain' across Northumberland as Storm Francis set to hit the UK

The alert, announced on Monday, August 24, warns of ‘heavy rain’ throughout Tuesday and early on Wednesday which ‘is expected to result in some flooding and disruption to travel.’

The warning, which affects most of the UK amid Storm Francis, will come into force from Tuesday and run until 6am on Wednesday morning.

While the adverse conditions are set to impact Northumberland, other areas of the North East such as South Tyneside, Sunderland and Hartlepool are less likely to be affected.

Met Office forecasters say that bus and train services are likely to be affected, with journey times taking longer. Potential spray and flooding on roads could also impact travel.

Interruption to power supplies and other services are likely, as is flooding of a few homes and businesses.

Here is your hour-by-hour weather forecast in Alnwick from Monday, August 24 to Wednesday August 26:

Monday

12am: Overcast (10% chance) – 11°C

1am: Cloudy (10% chance) – 11°C

2am: Cloudy (20% chance) – 12°C

3am: Cloudy (20% chance) – 11°C

4am to 7am: Cloudy (10% chance) – 11°C

8am: Cloudy (10% chance) – 12°C

9am: Heavy rain (80% chance) – 12°C

10am to 12pm: Light rain (50% chance) – 12°C

1pm: Light rain (50% chance) – 13°C

2pm to 3pm: Light rain (40% chance) – 13°C

4pm to 5pm: Cloudy (10% chance) – 13°C

6pm to 7pm: Sunny intervals (<5% chance) – 13°C

8pm: Sunny intervals (<5% chance) – 12°C

9pm: Cloudy (<5% chance) – 12°C

10pm to 11pm: Cloudy (<5% chance) 11°C

Tuesday

12am to 4am: Cloudy (<5% chance) – 11°C

5am to 6am: Cloudy (<5% chance) – 11°C

7am to 9am: Cloudy (20% chance) – 13°C

10am to 12pm: Heavy rain (90% chance) – 14°C

1pm to 3pm: Heavy rain (>95% chance) – 13°C

4pm to 6pm: Heavy rain (>95% chance) – 14°C

7pm to 11pm: Heavy rain (90% chance) – 14°C

Wednesday

12am to 3am: Heavy rain (80% chance) – 14°C

4am to 9am: Heavy rain (90% chance) – 13°C

10am to 12pm: Light rain (60% chance) – 13°C

1pm to 3pm: Cloudy (20% chance) – 14°C

4pm to 6pm: Cloudy (10% chance) – 14°C

7pm to 9pm: Sunny intervals (10% chance) – 13°C

10pm to 11pm: Cloudy (<5% chance) – 11°C

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