Met Office extends UK weather warning as heavy rain and wind forecast for weekend
Strong winds and heavy rain are predicted to hit the UK this weekend, and millions of people are likely to be under ayellow weather warning. There is likely to be some minor damage, as well as disruption to travel, especially to ferry services. Spray and/or large waves could affect coastal routes, sea fronts, and coastal areas. For the majority of England and Wales, the Met Office warning is valid between 20:00 BST Sunday and 18:00 BST Monday.
On Saturday, there will continue to be a lot of showers and some thunderstorms ahead of these strong winds and heavy rain. The sun will rise on Sunday, but heavy outbreaks of rain will sweep through all areas, becoming increasingly windy in the south and west of the UK, with gales extending. Winds in coasts and hills would reach 50-60 mph. Winds that strong could knock down some tree branches and cause some localized chaos. Wind is the Met Office's yellow warning for wind in England and Wales. Heavy rain is an additional danger, with 10-30mm falling heavily on some western hills, with some western mountains having around 70mm. With the possibility of drains blocked by leaves, surface water flooding and difficult driving conditions are likely, in part due to the false fall leading to early leaf fall.
Will this be Storm Amy?
If the impacts are likely to be significant, areas of low pressure are identified by either the Met Office, Met Eireann, or KNMI - the Netherlands weather service. In early September, the first three named storms, Amy, Bram, and Chandrabeing were among the first two storm names to be announced. The area of low pressure causing this turbulent weather is not expected to have widespread consequences, either Met Eireann or the Met Office will determine it. Of course, the information will vary, so it would be worth staying tuned to the most recentforecast.
Change in weather patterns
Since a series of low pressure systems have brought heavy rain and showers in recent weeks, there has been a significant change in our weather patterns. Despite the fact that we're still at the halfway point of the month, several parts of the north and west of the United Kingdom have already received more rain this September than normal. This was the hottest summer on record, but for many, it was also very dry. As the jet stream becomes more prevalent as we go into fall, we often see a change to more turbulent weather at this time of year.
