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Warning details for UK
Headline
High winds are expected to affect much of the UK on Tuesday causing travel disruption in some areas.
What to expect
- Some delays to road, rail, air and ferry transport are likely
- Probably some bus and train services affected, with some journeys taking longer
- Delays for high-sided vehicles on exposed routes and bridges likely and some damage to trees possible
- Some short term loss of power and other services is possible
- It’s likely that some coastal routes, sea fronts and coastal communities will be affected by spray and/or large waves
Reason for update
Warning area updated to allow for separate warnings for Northern Ireland; and Irish Sea & English Channel coasts. Further details updated based on new forecast data.
Further details
Windy conditions developing over western UK early on Tuesday morning will soon spread eastwards across the warning area bringing gales, severe over coastal areas, for a time. Wind in many areas will start to ease during Tuesday evening. Inland, gusts of 45-50 mph are widely expected with coastal areas likely to see gusts of 55-65 mph, especially along North Sea coasts during the evening. In addition to wind, showers and longer spells of rain, as well as hill snow in the north, will make for unpleasant and difficult travel conditions.
Regions and local authorities affected:
- Angus
- Dundee
- Fife
- Perth and Kinross
- Derby
- Derbyshire
- Leicester
- Leicestershire
- Lincolnshire
- Northamptonshire
- Nottingham
- Nottinghamshire
- Rutland
- Bedford
- Cambridgeshire
- Central Bedfordshire
- Essex
- Hertfordshire
- Luton
- Norfolk
- Peterborough
- Southend-on-Sea
- Suffolk
- Thurrock
- Aberdeen
- Aberdeenshire
- Bracknell Forest
- Buckinghamshire
- East Sussex
- Greater London
- Hampshire
- Kent
- Medway
- Milton Keynes
- Oxfordshire
- Reading
- Slough
- Southampton
- Surrey
- West Berkshire
- West Sussex
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- Wokingham
- Darlington
- Durham
- Gateshead
- Hartlepool
- Middlesbrough
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- North Tyneside
- Northumberland
- Redcar and Cleveland
- South Tyneside
- Stockton-on-Tees
- Sunderland
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Blackpool
- Cheshire East
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Cumbria
- Greater Manchester
- Halton
- Lancashire
- Merseyside
- Warrington
- Dumfries and Galloway
- East Lothian
- Midlothian Council
- Scottish Borders
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Bristol
- Devon
- Dorset
- Gloucestershire
- North Somerset
- Somerset
- South Gloucestershire
- Swindon
- Wiltshire
- East Ayrshire
- Blaenau Gwent
- Bridgend
- Caerphilly
- Cardiff
- Carmarthenshire
- Ceredigion
- Conwy
- Denbighshire
- Flintshire
- Gwynedd
- Isle of Anglesey
- Merthyr Tydfil
- Monmouthshire
- Neath Port Talbot
- Newport
- Powys
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
- Swansea
- Torfaen
- Vale of Glamorgan
- Wrexham
- Herefordshire
- Shropshire
- Staffordshire
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Telford and Wrekin
- Warwickshire
- West Midlands Conurbation
- Worcestershire
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Kingston upon Hull
- North East Lincolnshire
- North Lincolnshire
- North Yorkshire
- South Yorkshire
- West Yorkshire
- York
Headline
Strong winds continuing to cause potential disruption to travel
What to expect
- Some delays to road, rail, air and ferry transport are likely
- Probably some bus and train services affected, with some journeys taking longer
- Delays for high-sided vehicles on exposed routes and bridges likely
- Some short term loss of power and other services is possible
- It’s likely that some coastal routes, sea fronts and coastal communities will be affected by spray and/or large waves
What should I do?
Further details
Strong westerly winds slowly moderating through Wednesday. Wind gusts of 45-50 mph expected widely across the region, with a potential of 55-65 mph for exposed coastal locations. In addition to strong winds, there is a potential for large waves along windward coasts.
Regions and local authorities affected:
- Hampshire
- Isle of Wight
- Portsmouth
- West Sussex
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole
- Bristol
- Cornwall
- Devon
- Dorset
- Gloucestershire
- Isles of Scilly
- North Somerset
- Plymouth
- Somerset
- South Gloucestershire
- Torbay
- Bridgend
- Cardiff
- Carmarthenshire
- Ceredigion
- Monmouthshire
- Neath Port Talbot
- Newport
- Pembrokeshire
- Swansea
- Vale of Glamorgan
Headline
Strong winds and heavy rain bring a risk of some travel disruption and flooding
What to expect
- There is a small chance that some roads and bridges could close
- There is a small chance of longer journey times or cancellations as road, rail, air and ferry services are affected
- There is a slight chance of some damage to buildings, such as tiles blown from roofs
- There is a slight chance that power cuts may occur, with the potential to affect other services, such as mobile phone coverage
- There is a small chance that injuries and danger to life could occur from large waves and beach material being thrown onto sea fronts, coastal roads and properties
- There is a small chance that homes and businesses could be flooded, causing damage to some buildings
- There is a small chance of fast flowing or deep floodwater causing danger to life
What should I do?
Further details
Strong southeasterly winds will develop across Northern Ireland on Tuesday as Storm Barra moves eastwards across Ireland. Winds will gradually back easterly, peaking during Tuesday afternoon and evening before gradually easing. Gusts of 45-50 mph are expected widely, with 65-75 mph in exposed coastal locations. Meanwhile, persistent heavy rain will arrive on Tuesday morning. This will turn more showery during the afternoon, but these showers will be frequent and heavy, lasting overnight into Wednesday morning, before easing. Accumulations of 20-30mm are expected quite widely with 40-50mm possible over higher ground. The combination of heavy rain and gale or severe gale force southeasterly winds will bring difficult driving conditions, and there may even be a short spell of snow over higher ground in the west on Tuesday morning.
Regions and local authorities affected:
- County Antrim
- County Armagh
- County Down
- County Fermanagh
- County Londonderry
- County Tyrone
Headline
Storm Barra will bring very windy conditions to western UK with severe coastal gales.
What to expect
- There is a small chance that injuries and danger to life could occur from large waves and beach material being thrown onto sea fronts, coastal roads and properties
- There is a slight chance that power cuts may occur, with the potential to affect other services, such as mobile phone coverage
- There is a small chance that some roads and bridges could close
- There is a small chance of longer journey times or cancellations as road, rail, air and ferry services are affected
- There is a slight chance of some damage to buildings, such as tiles blown from roofs
- There is a small chance of injuries and danger to life from flying debris
What should I do?
Further details
Storm Barra will lead to windy conditions over western UK early on Tuesday morning will soon spread eastwards across the warning area bringing severe gales to coastal areas, for a time before starting to ease during Tuesday evening. South to southeast winds will gust to 70-80 mph at times across exposed coastal areas and widely 50-60 mph inland. The winds, large coastal waves and high tides may lead to some coastal impacts. In addition to wind, showers and longer spells of rain will make for unpleasant and difficult travel conditions.
Regions and local authorities affected:
- Brighton and Hove
- East Sussex
- Hampshire
- Isle of Wight
- Kent
- Portsmouth
- Southampton
- West Sussex
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole
- Cornwall
- Devon
- Dorset
- Isles of Scilly
- Plymouth
- Somerset
- Torbay
- South Ayrshire
- Carmarthenshire
- Ceredigion
- Gwynedd
- Isle of Anglesey
- Pembrokeshire
- Powys
- Swansea
Headline
Heavy snow is expected across northern parts of Great Britain bringing likely travel disruption, especially over higher routes
What to expect
- Possible travel delays on roads stranding some vehicles and passengers
- Possible delays or cancellations to rail and air travel
- There is a slight chance that some rural communities could become cut off
- There is a small chance that power cuts will occur and other services, such as mobile phone coverage, may be affected
What should I do?
Reason for update
Changes to extent of warning areas made in light of new forecast information.
Further details
Spells of hill snow will spread northwards across central and northern England into Scotland during Tuesday, this snow becoming confined to areas north of the Central Belt of Scotland during the evening. 2 to 5 cm snow is expected to accumulate quite widely above 200 m with 10 to 20 cm likely in some higher areas, particularly in parts of the Southern Uplands and Highlands. Strong winds accompanying the snow will cause blizzards with drifting and poor visibility in places, especially over the highest routes.
Regions and local authorities affected:
- Angus
- Clackmannanshire
- Falkirk
- Perth and Kinross
- Stirling
- Derbyshire
- Aberdeenshire
- Moray
- Highland
- Durham
- Northumberland
- Cheshire East
- Cumbria
- Greater Manchester
- Lancashire
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Midlothian Council
- Scottish Borders
- West Lothian
- Argyll and Bute
- East Ayrshire
- East Dunbartonshire
- East Renfrewshire
- North Lanarkshire
- South Ayrshire
- South Lanarkshire
- West Dunbartonshire
- Staffordshire
- North Yorkshire
- South Yorkshire
- West Yorkshire
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