The Met Office has issued an urgend wind warning – with some parts of Britain to be blasted by gusts of up to 80mph. The forecaster confirmed there is a small chance of “danger to life” as a result of heavy winds across large parts of the country.
The weather warning currently covers most of the UK, including northern Ireland, SAcotland, and the north of England as well as parts of the Midlands. Yellow alerts have been issued for 14 areas These are: Grampian, Dumfries, Galloway, Lothian and Borders, North West England, East of England, Yorkshire and Humber, Wales, Central, Tayside and Fife, East Midlands, Northern Ireland, Strathclyde, West Midlands, Highlands and Eilean Siar, Orkenya and Shetland and North East England.
A spokesperson for the Met Office said: “Overnight Wednesday into Thursday, strong west to northwesterly winds are likely to develop across a large swathe of the country. Quite widely winds are expected to peak with gusts reaching 50-60 mph, however in some locations, such as exposed coastlines, plus over and to the east of high ground there is a chance that gusts of 70-80 mph may be seen in some populated places.
“The exact areas and timing of the peak wind gusts speeds are yet to be fully determined, with a chance that this event could continue into Friday for some areas too.”
