Blackburn is set to be battered by wind and rain today (December 31) and a weather warning come into force this evening.
The Met Office has issued a weather warning for rain, which comes into force at 6pm. It is set to end at 6pm the following day.
It covers all parts of East Lancashire.
Heavy rain is likely to lead to disruption with a chance that some locations may experience flooding.
A warning has been issued for potential power cuts and loss of other services to some homes and businesses
There is a small chance that homes and businesses could be flooded, causing damage to some buildings
The rain is set to start hours before the weather warning officially comes into place. In Blackburn, and other parts of East Lancashire, heavy rain is set to start at midday and continue into the early hours of New Year’s Day.
The poor weather conditions have led to event cancellations in Lancashire. The New Year fireworks display, in Blackpool, has been cancelled because of the high winds forecast.
Met Office chief meteorologist, Steve Willington, said: “A series of low-pressure systems will track across the UK over the next couple of days bringing some potentially disruptive weather.
“Almost the entire UK is covered by at least one weather warning during the coming week, demonstrating that it is a complicated weather forecast at the moment.
“Although we know today and tomorrow will see heavy rain and strong winds in parts of Scotland, Northern Ireland and northern England, plus some snow in parts of Scotland, it’s Wednesday’s weather where there is less confidence.”
Blackburn’s hour-by-hour forecast
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10am: Cloud. 10°C. Wind gusts of 49mph.
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11am: Light rain. 10°C. Wind gusts of 48mph.
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12pm: Heavy rain. 9°C. Wind gusts of 48mph.
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1pm: Heavy rain. 9°C. Wind gusts of 48mph.
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2pm: Heavy rain. 10°C. Wind gusts of 47mph.
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3pm: Heavy rain. 10°C. Wind gusts of 46mph.
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4pm: Heavy rain. 10°C. Wind gusts of 43mph.
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5pm: Heavy rain. 10°C. Wind gusts of 41mph.
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6pm: Heavy rain. 10°C. Wind gusts of 39mph.
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7pm: Heavy rain. 10°C. Wind gusts of 38mph.
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8pm: Heavy rain. 9°C. Wind gusts of 39mph.
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9pm: Heavy rain. 9°C. Wind gusts of 38mph.
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10pm: Heavy rain. 9°C. Wind gusts of 40mph.
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11pm: Heavy rain. 8°C. Wind gusts of 40mph.
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12am: Heavy rain. 8°C. Wind gusts of 37mph.