Anglia Weather
The latest weather forecasts and weather information for the Anglia region.
Summer soaking: One spot in Suffolk gets more rain in a day than during the whole of April and May
A summer heatwave has been replaced by a summer soaking with one corner of Suffolk seeing more rain in the past 24 hours than it did during the whole of April and May.
Santon Downham on the edge of Thetford Forest on the Suffolk-Norfolk border has had 78 mm (3 inches) of rain in the 24 hours to 6am on Wednesday 28 June 2017.
That is more than would normally be expected in the whole of June and more than the 75 mm that actually fell during April and May this year.
Rainfall in the Anglia region in the 12 hours to 6am on Wednesday 28 June 2017
- 48.6 mm in Santon Downham, Suffolk
- 36.8 mm in Marham, Norfolk
- 34.0 mm in Houghton, Norfolk
- 31.6 mm in Holbeach, Lincolnshire
- 28.0 mm in Higham near Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
- 23.8 mm in Tibenham, Norfolk
- 21.8 mm in Andrewsfield near Braintree, Essex
- 21.8 mm in Writtle, Essex
- 21.6 mm in Wattisham, Suffolk
- 21.4 mm in Cavendish, Suffolk
The Met Office has a yellow weather warning in place for the heavy rain and the Environment Agency has issued flood warnings and flood alerts in the Anglia region.
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Anglia weather: a dry, clear evening. Staying windy
Any showers will die out, leaving a largely dry and clear evening. Remaining breezy. Highs of 12 deg C (54 deg F
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Anglia Weather: Rather cloudy and windy on Monday with limited bright spells
Sunny spells are likely but cloud will increase at times with occasional showers. Feeling pleasantly warm in sunnier periods. Highs of 21C
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Heatwave as late June hots up in the Anglia region
After a cool first half of June in the Anglia region it is set to get hotter with the potential for a heatwave.