Yellow weather warning for Thursday 14 November

Spray and flooding on roads could make journey times longer

A yellow weather warning for rain is in place across most of the UK, including Rochdale, all day on Thursday 14 November.

Periods of rain are expected to become widespread and locally heavy across parts of England and Wales through Thursday. Over western areas, particularly the higher ground of Wales, some snow is also likely, with local accumulations of a few centimetres possible.

Rainfall totals of 15-30mm are likely, with some spots, particularly higher ground, seeing isolated totals of 40-60mm.

What to expect

• Flooding of a few homes and businesses is likely
• Bus and train services probably affected with journey times taking longer
• Spray and flooding on roads probably making journey times longer