3 UK Regions Receive a 55 Mph Storm Alert From the Met Office for Flooding and Gales

In three UK regions, the Met Office has issued a storm alert for gales and flooding. Strong winds could gust as high as 55 mph.

Over the three regions, weather experts have issued a "Yellow" warning, which has a high likelihood but a low impact.

Thanks to an "exceptionally mild" November, gardens are bursting into life once more.

The warmer weather has caused flowers and plants to enter a "second spring," extending their bloom for months longer than usual, according to horticulturists.

flooding could impact both homes and businesses

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However, they have issued a warning that disruptions are likely to affect both businesses and travelers, as per Express.

London, the South East of England, the South West of England, and Wales are the regions expected to be impacted.

Tomorrow at 2 pm is when potentially hazardous weather conditions are expected to start.

According to the Met Office, "on Saturday afternoon and night, rain, at times heavy, is likely to cause some disruption."

Regarding the potential risks, it was added that travel times will probably be affected by flooding and spray, as well as public transportation routes.

A few homes and businesses could flood, according to experts.

Strong winds in Welsh and southwest English coastal and hilly regions have even been known to reach speeds of 45-55 mph.

Additionally, 40 to 60 millimeters of rain are expected in some areas of the affected regions.

Residents have been urged to "take care" if they must travel outside in order to stay safe. They have also been urged to "stay indoors as much as possible."

On Sunday at three in the morning, the weather alert will end.

The Met Office has also issued a second "Yellow" rain alert, this time for a number of Scottish localities including Central, Tayside, Fife, and Strathclyde.

From tomorrow at noon until tomorrow at 11.59 p.m., the warning will be in effect.

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Country sees a 'second spring'

Their altered behavior might have repercussions well into next spring.

According to the Met Office, this month in the UK has been 2.2C warmer than the typical November.

The mild weather has produced some unusual sights throughout the Royal Horticultural Society's public gardens, according to Nikki Barker, a senior adviser at the organization.

Botanist and Horticultural Trades Association manager Pippa Greenwood described the way our vegetation is reacting to the mild weather as "completely crazy and mixed."

She told BBC News that if you look out of the window, you'll see a strange mixture of trees, some of which are a little stressed from the drought and have some leaves, while others have lost their leaves weeks ago.

Many plants went dormant during this summer's drought, just as they would in the winter, but because it was too hot, Ms. Barker said.

The opportunity to enjoy our gardens for a little while longer has been welcomed by horticulturists, but they caution that the course of events may have negative effects well into next spring.

However, the period of sunny weather appears to be coming to an end soon, resetting the UK's gardens.

Stephen Dixon, a representative for the national weather service, told BBC News that high pressure will move in from the west beginning in the middle of next week, bringing with it a calming of the weather.

The weather will be calmer, there will be less rain in the southeast, and temperatures will return to the norm.

Extreme weather events, like flooding and extreme heat in the UK, can occur more frequently and with greater intensity as a result of climate change.

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