Storm Jocelyn map: Where and when it will hit the UK after Storm Isha disruption

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With the UK reeling from the destruction left in the 107mph winds of Storm Isha, there are already warnings of a brand new storm coming in, with the Met Office in Ireland naming it Storm Jocelyn.

As the winds ease and the clean-up continues following Storm Isha, which has left at the least three motorists lifeless throughout the UK and Ireland, Storm Jocelyn will carry sturdy 70mph winds and rain to a lot of Britain.

It’ll come as the Met Office warns of a robust jet stream pushing a large-scale, low-pressure system from the Atlantic throughout northern Scotland. bringing moist and windy climate for Tuesday night time and into Wednesday for a lot of the northern half of the nation.

Yellow climate warnings for wind and rain have been issued protecting a lot of the UK, beginning with a warning for rain at 7am on Tuesday till 6pm for south west Scotland. It is adopted by a warning for rain in the Yorkshire Dales.

On Tuesday at 12noon, a climate warning for sturdy winds covers the Midlands, South Wales and north east England, earlier than additionally protecting the remainder of north England and Scotland from 4pm – each warnings expire on Wednesday afternoon.

The amber warning, which warns of massive waves and seashore materials being thrown onto coastal roads, for north west and northern Scotland lasts from 6pm on Tuesday till 8am on Wednesday.

Met Office Chief Meteorologist, Steve Willington, stated: “Although this system will be a step down relative to Storm Isha, with the damage and clean up still underway, we could potentially see more impacts from Storm Jocelyn.

“Outbreaks of heavy rain on Tuesday could bring rainfall accumulations of 15 to 20 mm quite widely with 40 to 50 mm over higher ground in southwest Scotland, the Scottish Highlands and parts of northwest England. Wind gusts are expected to reach 55 to 65 mph across northwestern Scotland while there is potential for winds to gust to 75 to 80 mph in a few places, in particular exposed parts of the Western Isles and coastal northwest Scotland early on Wednesday morning.”

The winds will steadily ease by Wednesday however the climate continues to look changeable, with the drier and most settled circumstances in the direction of the south and east, and the most wettest and windiest circumstances anticipated in the northwest.

Temperatures are anticipated to stay gentle or near common for the time of 12 months.

Martin Thomson, nationwide operations supervisor for resilience at Transport Scotland stated: “The trunk road network is recovering well from the worst impacts of Storm Isha. Some roads and bridges do remain disrupted and so please continue to check before you travel until conditions improve and the clear-up is complete.

“Focus will soon shift to the next named storm, Jocelyn, for later this week, and preparations are already underway with rail, aviation and ferries colleagues to ensure we are as ready as we can be.

“Staff from our trunk road operating companies will be patrolling the network and undertaking inspections to respond quickly to any further treefall or blocked drains. Their proactive efforts in terms of branch cutting and drain clearing at vulnerable locations has helped minimise disruption in the past.

“Across the wider network, we can expect to see more delays and cancellations with ferries, flights and rail from Tuesday into Wednesday morning. Please check with your public transport operator for the latest information and your local authority and Police Scotland for the latest information on local roads.”

Storm Jocelyn, which arrives on Tuesday, will be the tenth named storm in 5 months and solely the second time in a UK storm season that the letter J has been reached in the alphabet.

A pensioner has died and hundreds of houses stay with out energy after Storm Isha battered the UK.

Transport companies had been additionally disrupted with roads closed, rail strains blocked and flights diverted, whereas dozens of colleges had been shut on Monday.

Transport Scotland stated a gust of 107mph was recorded on the Tay Bridge and the Met Office stated the highest recorded wind velocity throughout Storm Isha was 99mph at Brizlee Wood in Northumberland.