80mph winds expected to hit Northern Ireland this weekend
A yellow weather warning has been issued ⚠️ 💨
Low pressure systems are on the way, bringing with it a more unsettled spell of weather with a severe weather warning for wind issued.
A yellow warning is in place from Friday 24th (Jan) at midnight to Saturday 25th (Jan) at 12noon.
On Friday the strongest gusts are expected to be across Northern Ireland and western Scotland, where there could be gusts of up to 80mph, possibly higher, along coastlines and high ground.
Met Office Deputy Chief Meteorologist, Chris Almond, said: “A very deep area of low pressure will bring a very unsettled, potentially disruptive, spell of weather to the UK through Friday and into Saturday.
“We have issued a Yellow weather warning for wind, and with several days before the impactful weather, the forecast details are likely to be fine-tuned during the week, so stay tuned to your local forecast and keep up to date with Met Office warnings.”
Chris continued: “As the low develops over the Atlantic and interacts with the jet stream it will rapidly strengthen, a phenomenon called ‘explosive cyclogenesis’, where the central pressure of a low at latitudes in which the UK lies drops 24 millibars or more in 24 hours.
"This is forecast to happen on Thursday while the system is out over the Atlantic and it will be a mature feature by the time it reaches the UK.”
The forecasters have also suggest that on Sunday, another area of low pressure could bring further wet and very windy weather across the UK.
Northern Ireland's five-day forecast 👇
Today: Fog patches slowly lifting through the morning. Otherwise a dry day with some bright or sunny spells but a fair amount of high cloud. Light winds. Maximum temperature 9 °C.
Tonight: Largely dry but quite cloudy through the evening, some showers pushing in the west. Largely dry through the night, but the odd shower may persist. Minimum temperature 1 °C.
Tuesday: Mainly dry with some bright or sunny spells, before a few showers push into the west later. Maximum temperature 8 °C.
Outlook for Wednesday to Friday: Bright spells and some showers on Wednesday. Rain spreading east on Thursday. Rain clearing to showers on Friday and becoming very windy.
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