Storm Austen to bring severe gales to UK as weather warning issued
Summary
Storm Austen is expected to bring very strong winds and heavy rain to parts of southern and western UK starting Thursday night. The Met Office has issued a weather warning for possible damage, travel problems, and power outages, with more wet and windy weather following on Saturday from another low-pressure system.Key Facts
- Storm Austen will hit the UK from late Thursday night, especially affecting south Wales, southwest England, and southern coastal counties.
- A yellow wind warning is active from midnight Friday to noon, warning of wind gusts up to 70 mph.
- The strong winds may damage buildings, disrupt travel, and cause power cuts.
- Winds will be strongest early Friday and ease later, but heavy rain and blustery weather will continue through Friday.
- Scotland and Northern Ireland will mostly avoid the impacts of Storm Austen.
- Another less severe storm will hit western Scotland on Saturday, with wind gusts of 70-80 mph affecting ferries and bridges.
- The weekend will remain windy with heavy rain on Saturday, but Sunday should be drier though still windy in northeast Scotland.
- Storms are caused by deep areas of low pressure moving in from the Atlantic Ocean.
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