Brits have been warned to brace themselves for a new storm this weekend as fierce winds are set to batter the country.
The Met Office has issued a warning over the weather system, called Storm Éowyn. The storm will spark turbulant weather conditions including 80mph winds. Areas across the UK could experience the wintry conditions on Friday and into Saturday.
Two yellow warnings for wind are set for Scotland and Northern Ireland from midnight on Friday, until 12 in the afternoon on Saturday. The warning comes just one day after the forecaster stressed a “weather bomb” is set to bring strong winds, heavy rain and some snow later this week.
On Monday, Met Office deputy chief meteorologist Chris Almond explained that winds will strengthen on Thursday. He said: “A very deep area of low pressure will bring a very unsettled, potentially disruptive, spell of weather to the UK through Friday and into Saturday. Winds will begin to strengthen on Thursday night with the peak gusts forecast through Friday in Northern Ireland and western Scotland.
“The wind will also be accompanied by heavy rain bringing some unpleasant conditions to end the week. We have issued a yellow weather warning for wind, and with several days before the impactful weather, the forecast details are likely to be fine-tuned during the week, so stay tuned to your local forecast and keep up to date with Met Office warnings.”
The change to conditions is being caused by a powerful jet stream pushing the low pressure across the Atlantic and towards the UK, following a recent cold spell over North America. An initial front will bring heavy rain eastwards on Thursday, with 20 to 30mm of rainfall likely across North Wales and north-west England.
Some hill snow is possible over the Scottish mountains, the Met Office said. The “weather bomb” will develop while still out over the Atlantic on Thursday and will be “a mature feature” when it arrives in over the UK on Friday.
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