A weather map for the UK has shown the exact time brutal 90mph winds will smash into Britain.
Next week, a combination of high winds and cold weather will mark the end of a brutal month of weather for the UK which saw temperatures plummet far below zero and a series of storms devastate hundreds of homes.
Last week, the combination of Storm Isha and Storm Jocelyn caused severe disruption up and down the country when the two weather systems collided with the country just hours apart from one another.
Train services were cancelled, rivers burst their banks, and towns were flooded by rising water which drowned businesses and submerged roads.
The latest maps from WXCharts show the winds will peak on the final day of January, the same day temperatures will plummet to single figures and lower.
Wind speeds will be at their highest in Scotland and northern England were speeds will rise to as high as 73mph in some areas.
In parts of northern England, wind gusts will vary from 31mph to close to 56mph around Manchester and Newcastle.
The south, south east, and south west areas of the UK will see much calmer winds of around 18 to 31mph.
Ahead of the return of high winds to the UK, the Met Office has predicted the UK will be hit by severe rain and the occasional gust.
They said reach would reach “northwest Wales and northern England by dawn” and that while there would be easing winds, the weather could turn “chilly” under clear skies.
On Wednesday, they said there would be “severe gales in the northwest” that would stay “unsettled” on Thursday as the UK enters February.
At the start of the new month, the Met Office forecasted a torrential start. They predicted: “The first few days of February are likely to see wet and windy conditions across the northern UK, with rain heaviest and most persistent in the northwest.
“Southern parts will be more settled but often rather cloudy, with some places remaining largely dry. Subsequently continuing changeable with spells of rain at times, but also some drier, brighter interludes.”
The Met Office added: “The heaviest and most frequent rain will tend to be across north-western areas and accompanied by periods of strong winds.
“Further south and east settled periods are likely to be more prevalent, with the best of any sunshine and drier weather here.
“Temperatures are expected to be milder than average overall, although this doesn’t preclude shorter, colder spells at times, with a risk of overnight frost and fog accompanying more settled interludes.”
