Gusts of up to 65mph and heavy rain are expected to hit the North West on Wednesday, the Met Office has warned. A yellow weather warning has been extended and now covers most of northern England and the Welsh Coast.
The warning is in place from 7am until 8pm with areas including Lancashire, Cumbria and Merseyside set to experience “spells of very strong southerly or southwesterly winds” with gusts of up to 55-65 mph forecast. According to the Met Office, wind and rain will batter coastal areas first before spreading inland by the afternoon, affecting the North East.
It’s likely that there will be delays to travel under the yellow weather warning, with some journeys expected to take longer. There could also be loss of power and disruption to some services.
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Although Manchester is not covered by the warning, those who are commuting can expect to be impacted. An initial weather warning was extended to cover the North East with strong gusts forecast on high ground.
The wind warning covers the eastern part of Northern Ireland, parts of Wales and Scotland, North East and North West England, and Yorkshire and Humber from 7am to 8pm.
Further heavy rain is also likely during Wednesday with forecasters warning of potential travel disruption and flooding. A yellow warning is in place in Northern Ireland from 8am to 3pm with 20mm to 30mm of rain likely to fall in some areas before it clears up in the afternoon.
A separate yellow warning for rain is in place in South West Scotland, Lothian Borders and Strathclyde from 10am to 6pm, with 30mm to 40mm of rain expected. The Met Office said gusts of 61mph were recorded at 7am on Tuesday in Langdon Bay in Kent, while 59mph was recorded at Heathrow at 4am.
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