Autumn has arrived!
Author: Press Office
13:48 (UTC+1) on Mon 17 Sep 2018
Many parts of the UK are in for a wet and windy week, with a number of low pressure systems crossing the Atlantic bringing unsettled weather, particularly to the north and west of the country.
This is fairly typical weather for the autumn.
A Yellow National Severe Weather Warning is in place, covering the potential impacts of the remnants of storm Helene for tonight and tomorrow (Tuesday). Winds are likely to gust 40-50 mph quite widely across south-west England, Wales, and central and northern England, whilst some coasts and hills could have gusts of 55-60 mph.
#StormHelene will arrive this evening and overnight bringing strong #winds and spells of heavy #rain. Here's the latest track of the storm including the areas covered by the yellow wind #warning. Take care and stay #weatheraware pic.twitter.com/tAETthyinF
— Met Office (@metoffice) September 17, 2018
The unsettled weather continues as we go through the middle of the week with a Yellow National Severe Weather Warning issued for Wednesday. An Atlantic low pressure system is expected to track across the far northwest of the UK bringing more wet and windy weather, with the potential for disruption across parts of Scotland, Northern Ireland, north-west Wales and northern England. Even outside the warning area, it will be a windy day for many of us.
Another Atlantic development looks as though it could bring a spell of heavy rain during Thursday, particularly in west Wales and north-west England.
Friday brings a calmer but cool day with a mixture of sunny spells and showers, some of which could be heavy and potentially thundery across the north of the country.
Deputy Meteorologist Laura Ellam said; “Throughout this week we are expecting to see periods of strong winds across parts of the UK, as well as some heavy rain. Some very strong winds are possible in the northern half of the UK on Wednesday, then on Thursday areas further south could see a spell of persistent rain. The timing and development of both these systems remains uncertain however, so please keep up to date with the warnings and forecasts. After a less unsettled day on Friday, as we head through the weekend we are likely to see further Atlantic low pressure systems arriving.”
Find out more about these storms and more on our UK Storm Centre pages.
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