UK weather mapped: Met Office issues four days of warnings as 70mph gales and heavy rain forecast to lash Britain

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Britain is about to be lashed by 70mph winds and heavy rain once more, with the Met Office issuing four days of weather warnings.

The newest spate of unhealthy weather started on Sunday morning, with three yellow warnings in place for components of Scotland and Northern Ireland.

In place till 8pm, sturdy and gusty winds are possible to trigger some journey disruption, with some journeys taking longer than typical and potential delays to highway, rail, air and ferry companies.

A separate yellow warning for rain has been issued for components of North West England on Monday, the place almost 2 inches of rain may fall within the worst affected areas.

Between midday on Monday and 5am on Tuesday, rain shall be heavy and extended at time with 20-30mm falling broadly, the forecaster stated. Areas affected embody Preston, Bradford, Blackpool and Lancaster. Flooding of just a few properties is feasible in just a few areas whereas the rain might also trigger some journey disruption.

Wednesday will see yet one more yellow warning, this time for sturdy winds throughout the northernmost components of Scotland beween 7am and 7pm.

The warnings imply January will come to a moist and windy finish, with the UK having been hit by two storms already this month – Isha and Jocelyn.

However, regardless of the wind and rain, Sunday has seen a lot increased temperatures throughout a lot of the nation with the mercury lastly reaching double digits after weeks of sub-zero temperatures.

A brand new provisional UK report for the very best most temperature on a January day has been recorded in northern Scotland, the Met Office stated. Kinlochewe recorded 19.6C on Sunday, the company stated.

Southern areas of the UK had been forecast to have milder temperatures and brilliant skies on Sunday as a weather system coming from the south brings hotter air.

“Over towards parts of Northern Ireland, western Scotland, we will start to see this band of rain move in,” Craig Snell, Met Office meteorologist, stated of Sunday’s forecast.

“Some heavy rain accompanied by some very strong winds, which could actually widely reach around 60-70mph across parts of the Western Isles before transferring over towards Orkney and Shetland as we go into Sunday evening.”

Mr Snell added that the rain on Monday might be fairly heavy” at instances as he warned drivers to be careful for “surface spray on the roads”.

Looking forward to Tuesday, it is going to be dry robust turning moist and windy once more from Wednesday with extreme gales within the northwest, the Met stated.

The weather will keep unsettled on Thursday, although not as windy and it would really feel very delicate via the week.

MET OFFICE OUTLOOK

Sunday:

A blustery day, significantly within the far northwest of Scotland with extreme gales. Cloudy within the west, with some drizzle to begin, in any other case dry with hazy sunshine. Rain, typically heavy, arriving into the far northwest via the afternoon. Feeling delicate.

Sunday night:

Rain reaching northwest Wales and northern England by daybreak. Clearer throughout Scotland and Northern Ireland, although cloud and hill fog within the south. Easing winds. Turning chilly beneath clear skies.

Monday:

Rain, typically heavy, will stretch from northeast England to southwest Wales. Drier elsewhere with fog within the southeast to begin. Breezy round western coasts. Largely delicate although chilly in Scotland.

Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

Dry on Tuesday although turning moist and windy from Wednesday with extreme gales within the northwest. Staying unsettled on Thursday, although not as windy. Feeling very delicate via the week.