UK weather: Met Office forecasts further heavy rain
A deep low pressure surge is expected to wreak havoc over Britain this week, with the now-named Storm Agnes set to cause 21 hours of disruption.
The Met Office has placed 13 local authority areas across England under a yellow weather warning for wind which comes into play from 10am on Wednesday until 7am the following day.
Weather maps show intense rainfall, accompanied by gusts of up to 80mph pushing north-west off the Atlantic and hitting the south west on Wednesday – with the intensity starting to build on Tuesday night.
The Met Office warns such wind-speeds can cause ‘danger to life’, with flying debris, large waves posing a hazard, and surface water making driving conditions difficult.
Roads may also be closed at a moment’s notice and bridges may be forced to close as wind speeds begin to ramp up.
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Wind speeds of 40mph to 80mph predicted
Senior meteorologist for British Weather Services, Jim Dale, said Storm Agnes is Hurricane Nigel’s “daughter” and that some areas will avoid the 80mph hit – with lower speeds of 60 to 70mph also predicted for less exposed locations.He told Express.co.uk: “A major & likely named storm is coming for the UK on Wednesday, followed by that taste of an Indian summer esp in the south-east in the days to follow.“Daughter of ex hurricane Nigel – Wednesday is the day. Low centre tracking across Ireland, through Northern Ireland into Scotland.“Peak gusts are expected daytime into early evening – 60mph to 70mph for exposed northern areas of the UK – 40mph to 50mph for most other areas.”
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Welcome to the Daily Express’s live weather blog as Storm Agnes is just hours away from reaching Britain.
The Met Office has issued a 21-hour warning covering 13 regions in the UK – meaning widespread disruption is expected.
Nick Finnis, a forecaster for Netweather, said in his blog post: “The weather looks to take a turn downhill quite markedly on Wednesday, as a low pressure system moving east across the Atlantic with the jet stream moves under the developmental left exit of the jet streak and undergoes rapid cyclogenesis to the southwest of Ireland on Tuesday.
“The low then looks to track northeast across Ireland then northern Britain on Wednesday, though the track is still uncertain this far out – it may still track further north or south.”
He added: “Ireland could see the worst of the strong winds with this system, models show gusts of 70-80mph – even inland. But Irish Sea coasts of mainland UK could see similar gusts while inland areas of north Wales, northern England and southern Scotland could see 60-70mph gusts.”
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