Yellow weather warning issued for parts of Greater Manchester tonight

A yellow weather warning is in force for much of the western half of Greater Manchester. The Met Office has issued the yellow warning for rain from midnight on Sunday to 11am on Monday morning (September 12). It means that there will be ‘heavy rain’ which ‘brings some disruption’, according to the organisation.

It stretches across much of western Greater Manchester, including Wigan, Leigh, Salford, Bolton, Bury, Ramsbottom, and Horwich. In all, the warning starts in our area, and then goes westwards towards Liverpool, and covers much of north Wales, including Anglesey.

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The notice from the Met Office advises residents to expect: “Spray and flooding on roads probably making journey times longer, bus and train services probably affected with journey times taking longer.

“Some interruption to power supplies and other services possible [and] flooding of a few homes and businesses is possible.”

No warnings have been issued for the remainder of the week. The last time Greater Manchester was subject to a yellow weather warning was on Friday, for thunderstorms, albeit that covered the eastern half of the city-region.

You can find out more about how to stay safe in a storm via the Met Office website.

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