Storm Amy to batter Britain with heavy rain and wind as Met Office issues weather warnings
The Met Office chose the first storm of the season because he released several weather warnings in the UK at the weekend.
Storm Amy is expected to develop rapidly as it approaches England on Friday and brings very strong winds and heavy rain to many north and western regions. 60 to 70mph wind Gusts is expected in the interior and the wind speeds reached 80Mph along the coastline.
MET Office Vice President Meteorologist Tom CrabTree said: “Although there are still some uncertainties about Amy’s full track storm, the system will bring galers winds to the north and western regions, reaching 50 to 60Mph in northern England and potentially reached 70 to 80MPH in the north.
“Especially in Western Scotland, where the sums can exceed 30 to 50 mm in six to nine hours and increases the risk of local flood, heavy rainfall is expected. As the situation becomes clearer, forecasts and warnings will be updated, so it is important to keep a prediction for your region in the coming days”.
Yellow air warnings were applied for the heavy wind, which will last until Saturday night from 18:00 on Friday. The most powerful winds are currently more likely to be more likely than the parts of Northern Scotland and lead to difficult driving conditions for high -sided vehicles on routes such as cross -winds on open or high -level roads. The heavy rain spell will also be listed the parts of Western Scotland.
The winds will relax for most parts in the afternoon on Saturday, but will continue to be very strong until the end of the day before the day before the northern islands and the distant north of Scotland.
Transportation Martin Thomson from Scotland said: “Storm Amy is preparing to bring heavy rain and strong winds to its parts of Scotland and we hope to see the deterioration of the transportation network in the warning areas.
“Rain and wind will bring difficult driving conditions such as less visibility and surface juice, and will also affect ferry and railway networks, so it is important to plan your journey in advance.
“You should use the traffic Scotland website before setting out to make sure that the routes are present and if you plan to travel on trains, ferries and flights, you should consult your operator.”
Storm Amy, Met Office’s first storm in accordance with the Storm Naming Protocol cycle for 2025-2026, aims to increase the awareness of the public and being ready for effective weather. It is likely to give air warnings due to the seriousness of the storm.
“The evolution of the storm, the development of the tropical atlantic, the hurricanes on the tropical atlantic are affected by the ruins of Humberto and IMELDA,” he said. “These systems accelerated the jet flow and contributed to the formation and condensation of Storm Amy.”
Today:
In the north, at first cloudy and quite airy with the heavy rain spell, the heavy rain, then alleviated for a while before returning to Western Scotland. Early in the morning, dry with fog anywhere else, it is soon cleaned to cause sunny magic.
Breezy in the north, in Western Scotland, especially with heavy rain outbreaks on the hills. Further south, it remains dry with the irregular fog that returns to the rural area under the open sky.
Thursday:
Partly cloudy in the north and west, rain becomes widespread and heavy in the afternoon. The cloud then dry with some sunlight in the south east before the north -west.
View from Friday to Sunday:
In short, on Friday morning, he settled with heavy, permanent rain and coastal galleries before he became wide wet and windy. With a mixture of windy sunlight and blush showers during the weekend.
