Storm Eowyn: Heavy rain and 48mph winds to hit London before mixed week ahead
Storm Eowyn: Heavy rain and 48mph winds to hit London before mixed week ahead
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London is bracing for heavy rain and gusts of up to 48mph on Sunday evening in the wake of Storm Eowyn. Met Office forecasters predict the capital will see heavy rain throughout Sunday night and winds of nearly 50mph amid yellow weather warnings for both wind and rain.
This could lead to both localised flooding and delays to road and rail travel, as well as possible power cuts, the Met Office has warned. It comes as gusts of 80mph were recorded in the south-west of England following Storm Eowyn on Sunday, with the strong winds linked to two deaths throughout the UK in recent days.
In the first, a falling tree hit a 19-year-old’s blue Ford Focus at about 6.45am on Friday in Mauchline, East Ayrshire, and he died the following day, Police Scotland said. In the second, Kacper Dudek, 20, died after a tree fell on his car at Feddyglass, Raphoe in County Donegal, Northern Ireland, early on Friday.
The capital will face continued disruption from rain and wind in the coming days, with amber weather warnings in place until 6am on Tuesday. Met Office forecasters predict unsettled weather for much of the week, with a mixture of bright and sunny spells on Monday, but also “heavy showers” and “strong gusts”.
Strong winds will also continue on Tuesday, before a dry start on Wednesday, which is also expected to be “breezy”. Conditions will then improve on Thursday, with rain clearing to “sunny spells,” forecasters predict. Mayor of London Sadiq Khan warned Londoners on Sunday to take care during the unsettled weather, writing online: “Today there is a yellow warning for rain in London.
