Clewer & Dedworth, Environment

RBWM issues flood and cold weather warnings and advice

Following recent weather and during the current spell of cold weather, the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead has issued advice and warnings to its residents on its official website.

The RBWM site says: ‘Following prolonged heavy rain, a number of flood warnings and alerts remain in place in the borough. Water levels are high on the Thames in Berkshire, which is leading to some flooding in areas near the river and its tributaries, as well as some associated road closures.

‘We continue to monitor this evolving situation and respond accordingly, liaising with the Environment Agency and our other partners. Please take extra care if going out and about in the borough. Stay away from flooded areas and make sure that you have planned a safe route home.’

Latest updates

Please visit the Borough’s Facebook and X (formerly Twitter) social media channels for the latest road closures and other updates within the Royal Borough.

Flood alerts and warnings

You can check for current flood warning or alerts, river, groundwater and rainfall levels and flood risk in the next five days on the Government website. You can also sign up for free flood warnings by phone, text or email for your home or business here.

The Environment Agency provides advice on what to do if you get a flood warning, flood alert, or severe flood warning and this can be found here. RBWM also has lots of useful information, including how to report flooding in the borough. You can find more advice in the RBWM leaflet here.

Flood warnings near Windsor that may affect travel.

Cold weather

The council also has a web page full of advice on how to cope during cold weather snaps.

The advice includes what action people can take such as clearing paths of snow (if there is any), plus advice for people of 65 and those with long-term health issues.

  • The council also advises on:
  • Protecting vulnerable residents
  • Severe-weather protocol
  • Cold-weather payments