More weather warnings issued as 80mph gusts recorded in south-west England
More weather warnings issued as 80mph gusts recorded in south-west England
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Gusts of 80mph have been recorded in south-west England amid further wind and rain warnings in the wake of Storm Eowyn. A new weather front has arrived in the South West and will move northwards across England and Wales during Sunday. An 82mph gust was recorded in Predannack, south Cornwall, on Sunday morning.
Areas that bore the brunt of Storm Eowyn will “generally fair a little bit better” but there will be some snow across higher ground in Scotland, the Met Office said. Yellow warnings for wind and rain have been issued for much of the south of the UK during Sunday and Monday.
Spanish meteorologists have dubbed the low-pressure system Storm Herminia, as the European country will feel the strongest winds. Met Office meteorologist Tom Morgan said: “It’s also going to be wet and windy over the next few days in southern parts of the UK in particular.
“In most parts of the UK we’re going to have some very wet and at times also very windy weather over today and Monday. “But from Tuesday onwards, I’m expecting it generally to stay fairly changeable, but some showers at times and quite windy, but not as disruptive as it has been – I think overall, probably warnings are less likely from Tuesday onwards.
“Certainly tonight in the south east of the UK, we could see some briefly very strong winds, and we could also see some very strong winds across Cornwall and Devon tomorrow in particular”. Coastal parts of those areas will “very likely” see 60mph to 70mph gusts.
