Storm Floris is continuing to move northeast early on Tuesday, with diminishing impacts in the UK once the Yellow warning for the Northern Isles expires at 8.00 on Tuesday morning. The unusually strong storm for the time of year brought a provisional peak gust of 82mph at Wick Airport, though some data is still being collated. This is provisionally the joint-highest wind gust reported in Scotland in August. 

Northern Ireland provisionally once again equalled its August gust record, with 66mph at Orlock Head putting it level with figures also reported in 1962, 1973 and 1989.

Some higher gust figures have been reported online, though these are not official observing sites or are mountain sites and are excluded from observations reporting as they’re not representative of conditions people are experiencing away from mountain tops.  

In addition, several individual weather stations reported their record August wind gust, including Dyce in Aberdeenshire, which has 68 years of wind records and reported a peak gust of 62mph.

UK weather forecast ahead

Tuesday will remain breezy for many, with further showers for northern, central and eastern parts of the UK. Further south, conditions will be drier and sunnier.

However, while Wednesday will initially be a relatively dry day with a mixture of cloud and sunny spells, focus shifts to the northwest later in the evening with a period of further wet and windy weather for some likely late on Wednesday and into Thursday.

Mike Silverstone is a Deputy Chief Meteorologist at the Met Office and is monitoring developments in the medium-range forecast. He said: “While the system later this week won’t carry as many impacts as Storm Floris, a further period of unseasonable wet and windy weather is on the way late on Wednesday and into Thursday for those in northwestern parts of the UK.

“An area of low pressure from the west will bring some strong winds, especially for those in western parts of Scotland. Gusts over 50mph are possible for a time. Some heavy rain will also accompany the strong winds, with up to 30mm possible.”

Those further south in the UK will see less in the way of high rainfall totals on Thursday as fronts move gradually south and east, though an unsettled feeling to the weather is likely for many with temperatures around average.

Further ahead

A similar theme is likely later this week and into the weekend, with a changeable theme to the weather for those in the north and northwest, with drier conditions more likely further south.

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