Met Office issues wind warning for '60-70 mph gusts' tomorrow
A blustery Wednesday on the cards... ⚠️💨🌲🍃
Hold on to your hats, after a rather damp squib start to winter, there seems to be no let up as further wet and windy weather is forecast.
The Met Office has issued a yellow warning for strong winds as a deep area of low pressure is expected hit bringing possible disrupting to Northern Ireland.
According to forecasters; "Winds will strengthen through Wednesday evening with gusts of 50-60 mph likely inland, and 60-70 mph around some coasts and over higher ground."
"Bands of heavy rain sweeping eastwards could present an additional hazard."
Coastal areas are expected to bear the brunt of the strongest winds.
The adverse weather could impact travel plans.
"Road, rail, air and ferry services may be affected, with longer journey times and cancellations possible. Some roads and bridges may close."
"Winds will lead to large waves affecting coasts and the possibility of waves overtopping some coastal routes."
The warning comes into effect from 14:00 Wednesday lasting through until 03:00 Thursday.
NORTHERN IRELAND FOUR/FIVE DAY FORECAST
Tuesday - Largely dry with some spells of sunshine, fog patches likely to become extensive overnight. High 7°C / Low 2°C
Wednesday - Fog clears to give a dry bright morning. Winds strengthen in the afternoon bringing rain, heavy by evening with gales along coasts. High 12°C / Low 5°C
Further Outlook - Cloudy with winds easing Thursday. Mostly dry but a band of rain sweeps north in the evening. Further outbreaks of rain Friday. Drier Saturday with winds easing, but cloudy.
STORM NAMES FOR THE 2019/2020 SEASON
Storms are named by the Met Office or, in Ireland, Met Eireann, in order to raise public awareness of approaching bad weather.
In September, the Met Office and Met Éireann unvealed a list of the names of this seasons storms.
First introduced in 2015, this is the fourth year they have jointly run the ‘Name our Storms’ scheme, aimed at raising awareness of severe weather before it hits.
The first storm was ‘female’ and named Atiyah, while the second storm will be ‘male’ and named Brendan, following the alternating male/female pattern established by the US National Hurricane Center in the 1970s.