The Met Office has issued fresh yellow weather warnings for wind covering around 50 areas across the UK, as the country continues to recover from the impact of Storm Austen and Storm Boelo.
Two yellow wind warnings are in place from Monday evening into Tuesday for western parts of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The first warning runs from 6pm Monday until 3am Tuesday and covers parts of north-west England, Northern Ireland, south-west England, Strathclyde, south-west Scotland and Wales.
Gusts of 45-50mph are forecast inland, with 60-65mph possible along exposed coasts and over high ground. These winds could be accompanied by heavy rain, with disruption expected in the early hours of Tuesday.
Second warning for Scotland and Northern Ireland
A second yellow warning for strong winds and potentially damaging gusts is in place from 3am Tuesday until midnight for most of Scotland and the far north-east of Northern Ireland.
On Tuesday, early rain is expected to clear eastern and south-eastern England, while heavier rain in the north-west of Scotland will gradually turn to showers. The strongest winds will continue to affect Scotland, particularly in the far north and north-west, where gusts in excess of 70mph are possible.
The Hebrides are most likely to experience the strongest winds, which could potentially last several hours. Elsewhere, there will be sunny spells and showers will continue, with some heavy rain in western areas.
Areas covered by the warnings
The areas covered by the Tuesday warnings include:
- North West England: Cumbria
- Northern Ireland: County Antrim, County Down, County Londonderry
- South West England: Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Isles of Scilly, Plymouth, Torbay
- Wales: Bridgend, Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Conwy, Gwynedd, Isle of Anglesey, Neath Port Talbot, Pembrokeshire, Swansea
- Central, Tayside & Fife: Angus, Clackmannanshire, Dundee, Falkirk, Fife, Perth and Kinross, Stirling
- Grampian: Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Moray
- Highlands & Eilean Siar: Na h-Eileanan Siar, Highland
- Orkney & Shetland: Orkney Islands, Shetland Islands
- Strathclyde: Argyll and Bute, East Ayrshire, East Dunbartonshire, East Renfrewshire, Glasgow, Inverclyde, North Ayrshire, North Lanarkshire, Renfrewshire, South Ayrshire, South Lanarkshire, West Dunbartonshire
- SW Scotland, Lothian Borders: East Lothian, Edinburgh, Midlothian Council, Scottish Borders, West Lothian
Calmer conditions ahead
From Wednesday, conditions are expected to begin to settle as high pressure increasingly influences the UK. This will bring lighter winds and drier weather across much of the UK on Wednesday evening and Thursday, though western areas may remain breezy and experience a few light showers.
Mist and fog could be dense and slow to clear, leaving some areas chilly and grey, while brighter spells elsewhere will allow temperatures to rise into the teens. Although conditions are expected to be much calmer over the weekend, there remains a chance of rain affecting northern Britain on Saturday and into the night.
Greg Dewhurst, senior operational meteorologist at the Met Office, told the Press Association: “Most will have a day of sunny spells and blustery showers on Tuesday, showers heaviest and most frequent in the north.
“Thereafter for the week ahead we see a change in the weather. High pressure will build from the south over the coming days so generally settling down but potentially bringing some overnight fog at times. This high pressure looks set to remain over the UK for the weekend too. So most places dry, though perhaps some patchy rain in the north at times.
“Temperatures by day will be near or a little above average reaching around 12-16C, though perhaps some chillier nights are possible by the end of the week as high pressure builds in.”
