The Met Office has issued a full list of areas set to be battered by high winds just days after Storm Isha and Storm Jocelyn. Winds of up to 85mph will strike the UK on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.
Ahead of the severe weather, the Met Office has issued a series of wind warnings.
On Monday, they have a yellow warning in place for parts of northern England including Leeds, York, Scarborough, Middlesbrough, Whitehaven, Preston, Durham, and Hartlepool.
The same wind warning is in place for the same areas on Tuesday. On Wednesday, the Met Office has a wind warning in place for the Orkney, and the Shetland Islands which will be exposed to the full force of the weather.
The Met Office’s warnings are reflected in weather maps from WXCharts that predict wind speeds will rise as high as 89mph on Tuesday and 90mph on Wednesday morning.
Along with severe winds, the UK is also expected to experience heavy rain which could cause flooding in local areas and cause travel disruption.
In a statement about the wet weather, the Met Office said: “Rain will become prolonged and heavy at times during Monday afternoon and evening, easing from the west overnight. Around 20-30 mm of rain will fall widely with 40-50 mm in a few places, mainly over high ground.
“Very strong southwesterly winds will develop during Wednesday, easing again from the west later in the day. Gusts of 65-75 mph are likely, with a few places perhaps seeing gusts of up to 85 mph at times.”
Met Office five-day forecast
Today:
Rain, sometimes heavy, will stretch from northeast England to southwest Wales. Possible snow over higher grounds by the evening along northern Pennines. Drier elsewhere but largely cloudy. Breezy around western coasts. Mild for most, though chilly in Scotland.
Tonight:
Heaviest of the rain easing overnight, leaving a cloudy but occasionally drizzly night for much of Wales, northern England and southern Scotland. Frosty for Northern Ireland and northern Scotland.
Tuesday:
A drizzly start to Tuesday but easing by the afternoon. Cloud starting to break for many bringing plenty of sunny spells, but clinging on in the southeast.
Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:
Turning wet and windy from Wednesday with severe gales in the northwest. Staying unsettled on Thursday, though not as windy. Feeling very mild through the week.
