Welsh weather forecaster Sabrina Lee has warned that the second named storm could be on its way to the UK this weekend. Forecasters agree that Saturday will see a shift to more widely wet and windy conditions, with warnings already issued to highlight potential disruption from rain and snow.
A shift to milder air will be accompanied by heavy rain and strong winds through Saturday and into Sunday, with low pressure in charge of the UKâs weather. A yellow warning for rain covers a large part of Wales for a 24-hour period from 6am on Saturday.
Storm Ashley brought 80mph winds and caused substantial last month, and if this area of low pressure is named it would be Bert. BBC Wales forecaster Sabrina said that the weather this weekend has the “potential” to be the next named storm as it turns wetter and windier. For the latest Welsh news delivered to your inbox sign up to our newsletter
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BBC Breakfast Carol Kirkwood says we will see a “dramatic” change in the weather this weekend and warned anyone with travel plans to keep a close eye on what was happening.
She said: “A deep area of low pressure is coming in and will drag in a south-westerly wind that will bring heavy rain and as that bumps into the cold air across parts of England and Scotland we will see some snow.
“We are looking at gales, even severe gales and for some there is the potential for storm force winds. There will be some nasty conditions. Saturday night into Sunday and more heavy rain moves in. If you are travelling this weekend, do pay a lot of attention to the weather forecast.”
Met Office deputy chief meteorologist Mike Silverstone said: âRain on Saturday and into Sunday is likely to be impactful for some, which has resulted in warnings being issued for Wales and parts of the southwest. Widely, 50-75 mm is expected within the warning areas, but in excess of 150 mm of rain is possible over high ground in south Wales. Strong winds are likely to exacerbate impacts and brings the potential for travel disruption as well as flooding for some.â
Unsettled weather is likely to continue on Sunday and into the start of next week, with an area of low pressure gradually crossing northern parts of the UK.
There is a yellow weather warning for a large part of Wales on Saturday that is in place from 6am on Saturday until 6am on Sunday. It says that deep area of low pressure is expected to bring a spell of prolonged and, at times, heavy rainfall across a large part of the UK this weekend.
The warning adds: “Across Wales and western England, rain and hill snow is expected to develop during the early hours of Saturday morning before falling as rain to all levels by late morning and continuing through to early Sunday morning.
“50-75 mm of rain is expected to fall fairly widely with 100-125 mm of rain over higher ground, particularly in south Wales. There is a chance that prolonged heavy rain could become slow-moving over south Wales with up to 150 mm possible in a few places and it is here where impacts are most likely. Strong southerly winds will accompany the heavy rain and may locally exacerbate impacts.”
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