Storm Ciara will hit the UK this weekend. The winds are expected to reach 50 to 60mph quite widely with gusts of 70 to 80mph possible. Along with the potentially damaging winds there will be heavy rain, and dangerous waves are also possible. Alex Dea
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00:00Hello, welcome to your weekend forecast from the Met Office.
00:03A weekend that's going to be stormy.
00:05Storm Kira is arriving through Saturday and Sunday,
00:09bringing some very strong winds.
00:11Gusts of 60, 70, possibly even 80 miles an hour
00:15across some places.
00:16And there's still a bit of uncertainty
00:18about the exact track and the exact path of Kira
00:21because that storm system is way out across the Atlantic,
00:24and in fact, across the eastern seaboard of the United States.
00:27It's a set of weather fronts in this low pressure system.
00:30Storm Kira developing through Friday and Saturday,
00:33picked up by a strong jet stream barreling across the country.
00:37The ice bars really pinching together
00:38there across northern Britain on Saturday,
00:40and then right across the country on Sunday.
00:44So there are a couple of weather warnings in force.
00:46Sunday's weather warning covering most of the UK
00:49with gusts of wind likely inland 50, maybe 60 miles an hour
00:53around coast 70, and possibly 80 miles an hour.
00:56But there's still some uncertainty
00:58about the exact track and the exact intensity
01:00because that storm still has to travel right
01:03the way across the Atlantic.
01:05We're also concerned about the winds picking up on Saturday
01:07across parts of northern Britain.
01:09So there is a warning in force for Scotland, Northern Ireland,
01:11parts of northwest England.
01:13Gusts of wind, again, likely 50, 60, maybe 70 miles an hour.
01:17Those kind of gusts of wind are likely to cause travel
01:19disruption, maybe flying debris, interruptions
01:22to ferry services, rail services.
01:25Not going to be great on the roads with some heavy rain
01:27around as well.
01:28And as well as all that, there'll
01:29be some very large waves.
01:32Weather-wise, well, actually, Saturday,
01:34looking dry, bright, and blustery for many.
01:36There'll be some overnight rain clearing away.
01:38We will see more wet weather coming into Northern Ireland
01:40and Scotland later in the day.
01:43A few showers across England and Wales.
01:44But a good part of England and Wales will be dry,
01:47but it will be windy, particularly
01:49windy on Saturday across northern Britain.
01:51As I said, we do have a warning in force for Saturday
01:54through the afternoon and overnight.
01:55Temperature-wise, well, on the mild side,
01:57because the winds are coming up from the southwest,
01:59but of course, feel all that mild because
02:02of the strength of the wind.
02:03And then the winds strengthen right
02:05across the country on Saturday night and Sunday.
02:08This is the area of low pressure.
02:10Storm Kira really moving in.
02:12Looks like heading to the northwest of the UK,
02:14but look at the number of isobars
02:15right across the country.
02:17As I said, still some uncertainty
02:18about the exact position and therefore
02:20the exact intensity of those winds.
02:23But disruption is likely on Sunday.
02:25Certainly, again, we'll see disruption
02:28to public transport, the potential for power cuts.
02:31And as well as all that, a lot of wet weather around as well.
02:34So there are also rain warnings in force
02:37as that heavy rain sweeps through.
02:38Very blustery conditions.
02:40Again, it'll be quite mild, especially
02:43across the south with temperatures potentially
02:45into the teens in some spots.
02:47But it's mostly about those winds,
02:50say potentially damaging gusts of wind
02:52over the course of this weekend.
02:54So make sure you stay up to date with the very latest
02:56from the Met Office.
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