27/01/2025 – Weather in Cornwall – Yellow Weather Warning For Wind and Rain

Published On: 27 January 2025Last Updated: 27 January 2025By CornishStuff

Prepare for Disruption as Flooding and Strong Winds Hit the Region

The Met Office has issued dual yellow weather warnings for rain and wind, spanning from 7:58am today (Monday) to 10:00am tomorrow (Tuesday), with strong gusts persisting until 6:00am Tuesday. Residents and travellers across Cornwall are being urged to prepare for challenging conditions, including flooding, dangerous roads, and potential power cuts.

What to Expect

Heavy Rain and Thunderstorms
The rain warning highlights heavy, blustery showers with potential thunderstorms and hail. Flooding of roads, homes, and businesses is possible, with additional hazards from spray and dangerous driving conditions. Lightning strikes and hail may further disrupt road travel.

Strong and Gusty Winds
The wind warning predicts gusts of up to 60–70mph near the coast and up to 50mph inland. Coastal areas could see large waves and spray impacting sea fronts and routes. Delays on roads, rail, air, and ferry transport are likely, and high-sided vehicles on exposed routes could face significant challenges.

Possible Impacts

Flooding of roads, homes, and businesses
Longer journey times on roads and public transport
Short-term power cuts and interruptions to services
Dangerous coastal conditions, including large waves and potential cliff hazards

How to Stay Safe

Plan Ahead
Before travelling, check road conditions, bus and train timetables, and consider adjusting plans to avoid delays. For coastal routes, exercise caution near large waves and cliffs.

Prepare for Power Cuts
Gather essentials like torches, batteries, and a mobile phone power pack. These simple preparations can make coping with outages easier.

Flood Preparedness
If your property is at risk of flooding, the Met Office advises creating a flood plan and assembling an emergency flood kit.

Stay Updated
Weather conditions can change rapidly. The Met Office recommends monitoring the latest forecasts and being ready for updates to warnings.

Why Yellow Warnings?

Both warnings are classified as having a medium likelihood and low impact. Despite this, the combination of heavy rain and strong winds could create significant disruption, particularly in coastal and flood-prone areas.

South West England weather forecast

Headline:

Very windy today with frequent heavy and possibly thundery showers.

Today:

Frequent blustery showers with heavy and thundery downpours and hail possible in places, interspersed with sunnier intervals. Windy for all and very windy in coastal areas with severe gales possible. Maximum temperature 9 °C.

Tonight:

Further heavy showers this evening and overnight. Staying windy with gales in coastal and upland areas. A relatively mild and frost free night. Minimum temperature 6 °C.

Tuesday:

A mostly cloudy and showery day, though the showers not quite as heavy or as frequent as on Monday with perhaps a few brighter intervals. Windy with gales in places. Maximum temperature 9 °C.

Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

The chance of further heavy rain and coastal gales in southern counties on Wednesday. Mostly dry on Thursday with some sunshine, then cloudier on Friday. Temperatures near average.

Updated: 04:00 (UTC) on Mon 27 Jan 2025