Storm Darragh to bring a spell of strong winds, heavy rain and snow!!!
From the Met Office
RED WARNING: A period of extremely strong winds will develop during the early hours of Saturday morning as Storm Darragh moves across the Irish Sea. Gusts of 90 mph or more are possible over coasts and hills of west and south Wales, as well as funnelling through the Bristol Channel with some very large waves on exposed beaches. The strongest winds will begin to ease from late morning, though it will remain very windy with Amber wind warnings still in force until the evening
AMBER WARNING: A period of very strong northerly or northwesterly winds is likely to develop during Saturday as Storm Darragh moves from west to east. Gusts of 70 to 80 mph are likely around exposed coasts and headlands, where some very large waves are likely, whilst gusts of 60 to 70 mph are likely inland. The strongest winds will ease from the west through the afternoon.
YELLOW WARNING: Storm Darragh is likely to cross Ireland late Friday, then parts of England and Wales on Saturday, clearing to the east of England on Saturday night or early Sunday. Darragh could bring a period of strong winds to much of the warning area. Winds will initially be from a southerly direction, but the strongest winds are likely as the low clears away when northerly or northwesterly winds may quite widely gust to around 40-50 mph inland but locally could gust in excess of 60 mph. Around coasts, winds may gust to 60-70 mph, perhaps locally nearer 80 mph. The wind may cause disruption to travel, with difficult driving conditions likely. The duration of the strongest winds in any one location is likely to be less than 24 hours, but this warning is for a more extended period to cover the passage of the strong winds over the whole country. These start in the west on Friday evening, and clear from the east coasts of England and Scotland early on Sunday.
Storm Darragh moving across southern Scotland will bring rain, turning wintry above 300-400m. Rainfall of 20-30 mm is expected widely and as much as 50-60mm over the higher ground of the south and southwest. As it is falling onto saturated ground may lead to some local flooding and transport disruption.
A period of snow is expected to affect higher ground of Scotland during Friday evening and overnight into Saturday morning. About 2 to 5cm of snow is expected to fall above 200 or 300m with 10 to 20cm above 400m which will bring difficult travelling conditions and some disruption to higher routes. Drifting of lying snow across the very highest routes above 400m may add to the impacts. Temporary snow accumulations may also affect lower levels for a time on Friday evening. The snow will become more showery and turn to rain or sleet through Saturday morning.
Across Wales a period of heavy rain is likely from late Friday, with the heaviest rain clearing from the west on Saturday morning. 20 to 30 mm is expected quite widely, with some parts likely to see 50 to 60 mm over this period. This may lead to some flooding and disruption in places.
Storm Darragh moving across southern Scotland will bring rain, turning wintry above 300-400m. Rainfall of 20-30 mm is expected widely and as much as 50-60mm over the higher ground of the south and southwest. As it is falling onto saturated ground may lead to some local flooding and transport disruption.
A period of snow is expected to affect higher ground of Scotland during Friday evening and overnight into Saturday morning. About 2 to 5cm of snow is expected to fall above 200 or 300m with 10 to 20cm above 400m which will bring difficult travelling conditions and some disruption to higher routes. Drifting of lying snow across the very highest routes above 400m may add to the impacts. Temporary snow accumulations may also affect lower levels for a time on Friday evening. The snow will become more showery and turn to rain or sleet through Saturday morning.
Across Wales a period of heavy rain is likely from late Friday, with the heaviest rain clearing from the west on Saturday morning. 20 to 30 mm is expected quite widely, with some parts likely to see 50 to 60 mm over this period. This may lead to some flooding and disruption in places.
Wind data can be found below which shows the strong winds initially across Ireland before heading into western parts of Britain, in particular across Irish sea coasts where severe gales are likely.
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