Kingston breakfast briefing: Be prepared for flooding

By Ellie Brown - Local Democracy Reporter

22nd Oct 2021 | Local News

Morning Kingston and welcome to our breakfast briefing for Friday 22 October.

Read on for the weather this week, traffic news plus the events you should look out for this weekend.

Sunrise and weather

Today's weather: Sunny intervals changing to cloudy by late morning and for the rest of the day. 10% chance of rain.

Flood alerts in and near Kingston:

Flooding possible at Teddington Lock and Trowlock Island today around high tide this afternoon.

Property flooding is not currently expected but there is a possibility of the towpath below Teddington Lock flooding.

Flood alert issued two days ago is still in place for the Beverley Brook area, particularly New Malden. So watch out if you're travelling there today.

Today's sunrise: 07:36

Today's sunset: 17:54

Weekend forecast: Dry and bright with some sunny spells and scattered showers. Max temperatures of around 14°C

Traffic report

Roadworks in place as reported yesterday but traffic otherwise normal.

Don't miss this weekend

Check out these three fantastic events in and near Kingston upon Thames

Supermarket opening times:

Waitrose & Partners: 8.30am–8pm

Tesco Express: 6am-11pm

Aldi: 8am–10pm

Sainsbury's: 7am–9pm

Asda: 8-9pm

Kingston Food Centre: 6:30am–11pm

Longdan Express: 10am–8pm

Sainsbury's Sury Basin: 7am–10pm

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