Storm Dudley and Storm Eunice set to bring winds of up to 90pmh

Storm Dudley will cross the northern half of the UK tonight and into Thursday morning

Tree felled by Stom Desmond in Burley-in-Wharfedale
Author: Hannah NorburyPublished 16th Feb 2022

Parts of the UK are set to be hit by winds of up to 80mph this evening, as Storm Dudley crosses the northern half of the UK tonight and into Thursday morning.

On Friday, there's also potential for snow in higher parts of the region, and strong winds as Storm Eunice hits.

Storm Dudley

Storm Dudley will move across the northern half of the country from Wednesday night into Thursday morning.

The Met Office has issued an amber weather warning for Wednesday evening for strong winds, covering southern Scotland, northern England and part of Northern Ireland, with a wider area covered by a yellow warning.

Yellow warnings are in place for Thursday and Friday covering a wide area.

Weather warning for Wednesday from the Met Office

Storm Dudley is expected to bring wind gusts of up to 80mph-90mph on exposed coasts and hills of Scotland, with 60mph-70mph possible further inland.

Winds are expected to ease through Thursday afternoon and evening, forecasters said.

Storm Eunice

Storm Eunice will track across central areas of the UK on Friday with further very strong winds expected, with 60mph–70mph gusts possible inland, perhaps even stronger in some places.

The Met office has said that pin-pointing the strongest winds and worst-affected areas is uncertain at the moment.

Storm Eunice weather warning for Friday

              "From Friday we will see Storm Eunice arrive at mid-morning, lunch time onwards, bringing another spell of very strong wind. There's a yellow warning in force at the moment for Yorkshire, we could see a mix of snow too in particular on high grounds, but there's a chance we could see it on lower levels.

              "Those strong winds could cause trees, power lines to come down and further disruption and delays to rail, air and ferry travel."

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