Britain is set to be battered by a “destructive” band of wind with gusts up to 100mph hitting parts of the south coast, an amateur weather forecaster has said.
The weather fan took to X, formerly Twitter, to share their outlook for Thursday (November 2), predicting gusts of 80mph in the south west.
Tweeting from an account named London & Southeast @TheSnowDreamer wrote on the platform: “A destructive band of 100mph gusts in English Channel licking south coast with worst near Solent. Widely exceeding 80mph in Cornwall and parts of Devon. A very disruptive event with trees still top heavy.”
It comes as Ireland’s Met Eireann issued a weather warning for stormy conditions with experts raising identifying the potential for the third storm of the season, named Storm Ciaran.
Weather maps show gusts pushing 100mph in parts of southern Britain at 2am on Thursday with much of Kent, Sussex, Dorset and Hampshire affected by strong winds by 6am.
A chart produced by WX Charts using MetDesk data generated on Sunday (October 29) shows the Devon coast being battered by gusts in excess of 100mph.
However, another chart generated by Netweather shows winds reaching 60mph in the English Channel on Thursday.
Meteorologists from the Met Office have said it is too soon to give a more precise forecast. The agency’s outlook for next week is for Britain’s unsettled weather to continue, though heavier showers are more likely over England and Wales.
There’s a chance of a deep area of low pressure bringing some further wet and windy weather from the middle of next week.
Met Office Deputy Chief Meteorologist Tony Wardle said: “While the start of next week will see this unsettled theme to the weather continue, there’s increasing confidence of a deep area of low pressure influencing the UK’s weather from the west, bringing a more concerted period of wet and windy weather.
“However, at this range, we’re still determining the exact positioning, depth and likely impact of this system, but it’s something that’s likely to influence the UK’s weather from the middle of next week.”
If Storm Ciaran is confirmed, it would follow on the heels of Storm Babet which caused serious damage and deaths when it struck last week.
Meanwhile, forecasters warned on Saturday (October 28) that thundery heavy showers and strong winds this weekend could cause flooding to already soaked parts of the UK.
Areas in London and the south of England, the Highlands and north east of Scotland and Northern Ireland are all set to be lashed over the next few days.
The worst affected regions could see 70mph gusts or up to nearly four inches of rain, leading to possible flooding, travel delays and power cuts.
Meteogroup UK expects a dull evening for most on Sunday (October 29) with banks of cloud sitting across large parts of the country. It forecasts some heavy showers across Wales and central Scotland. Elsewhere will be mostly dry with the chance of some light showers. Clear spells are possible for south-east England tonight, with moderate variable wind.
Monday (October 30) will see a settled start for England and Wales. There will be some early bright spells across the south-east, but a steady band of rain persists across most of Scotland. A few showers are expected in the south-west of England, some heavy in nature. Heavy rain in the south-east later with a moderate southerly wind.
It will be cloudy but mostly dry to begin on Tuesday (October 31) with a few light showers across south-west England and Wales.
There will be steady rain for northern Scotland and heavy rain for the west in the evening. Wednesday (November 1) will see a damp start with heavy spells of rain across large parts of the country, but it will be brighter by the afternoon, according to Meteogroup UK.
