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UK weather today: Met Office releases yellow warning for heavy rain and wind as play suspended at Wimbledon
WIMBLEDON fans have fumed after 16 play cancellations so far - as areas of the UK are issued a yellow weather warning.
The Met Office has issued the alert for rain and wind this afternoon and Brits can expect more disruption until tomorrow morning.
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It covers the majority of Norwich and is in effect from 9pm tonight until 6am tomorrow.
Meteorologists at the Met Office have said people in those areas can expect: "A small chance that homes and businesses could be flooded, causing damage to some buildings.
"There is a small chance that some communities will become cut off by flooded roads."
Travel chaos could be sparked by spray and flooding leading to poor driving conditions and delayed journey times.
Road and bridge closures may also lead to cancelled services.
While power cuts and loss of other services are also a possibility amid the stormy weather.
This comes as heavy rain hit London from around 9am, which caused Wimbledon match delays.
Glum fans managed just under an hour's play this morning before the covers came on soon after 12pm.
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And, visitors were left fuming after a staggering 16 matches were cancelled for the day by 3pm.
They include, Maria Sakkari vs Marta Kostyuk and Sonay Kartal vs Madison Keys.
Alison Riske-Amritraj was also set to play Paula Badosa but their game was suspended.
Frances Tiafoe will also have to postpone his battle with Yibing Wu.
Yesterday, play was suspended between Novak Djokovic of Serbia and Pedro Cachin of Argentina due to the poor weather conditions.
Ellie Wilson, a meteorologist at the Met Office said hope is on the horizon for the rest of the week.
She said: "On Wednesday there'll be some early sunshine through the morning, and some scattered out through the day, and there could be some scattered showers through the afternoon.
"At the moment, it is meant to be quite light and quite scattered, so there could just be one or two showers around.
"It should be a much drier day than today (Tuesday) with a bit more in the way of sunshine, and feeling a lot warmer as well, with highs around 22C.
"On Thursday, generally, a dry day again, I wouldn't rule out the odd chance of a shower, but I think there will be less showers around than Wednesday.
"There should be some sunny spells around and temperatures ... in the low 20s."
Those in areas along the south coast such as Brighton, Exeter and Plymouth were also hit by showers this morning which will last until the evening.
Parts of Wales including Cardiff and Pembroke experienced the same rainfall but it has now eased.
Birmingham, Nottingham, Manchester and Newcastle remained pretty much in the clear, but may see some light intermittent showers.
Heavy rain also battered Glasgow and Edinburgh this morning but stopped around 2pm.
In Northern Ireland, Belfast is forecast heavy rain throughout the day.
Meteorologists from the Met Office have forecast milder temperatures today, with most of the UK hovering between 14C and 17C.
Highs of 20C are predicted in Hull this afternoon, and those in York and Manchester could enjoy 19C.
However, by Saturday things are looking much better, with most of the UK forecast to feel temperatures in the mid-20s.
The rain will also have passed through, with just a few showers affecting Northern Ireland and Wales in the morning.
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Meteorologist Ellie Wilson added: "Friday is looking pretty similar, perhaps a bit more in the way of sunshine, generally quite dry, feeling quite a lot warmer as well.
"We could see temperatures reaching into the high 20s, perhaps even reaching 30C."
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