2 weeks Ago By Astha Saxena
Brits are likely to face a dramatic weekend with the Met Office issuing several yellow, amber and red warnings for various parts of the country. The Met Office ’s warning chart from Friday to Sunday shows a number of alerts floating around the country. The unsettled weather conditions may bring more chaos as roads, bridges and railway lines may be closed, sparking delays and cancellations to bus, train, ferry services and flights.
And it doesn’t end here. The forecaster has even urged people to “change plans” after issuing a rare weather warning. Met Office Chief Forecaster, Jason Kelly, said: “The worst impacts from Storm Darragh will be felt as we go through the early hours of tomorrow morning and throughout Saturday with, in addition to the broad yellow warning, red and amber wind warnings in place from 1 am tomorrow.
“In the red warning area, we could see wind gusts of up to 90 miles per hour along the coasts of west and south Wales as well as funnelling through the Bristol Channel, with some very large waves on exposed beaches. “Although there is a lower likelihood of impacts outside of the red and amber warning areas this doesn’t mean you won’t see them. “We are likely to see impacts across the whole of the country and people should keep an eye on the latest forecast details and prepare for the bad weather, especially if planning to be out and about on Saturday.
Some areas are likely to have a relatively quiet start to Saturday, weather-wise, but winds will quickly increase from the west through the day". Dale Hipkiss, Duty Manager at National Highways, said: “If you're planning to drive over the next few days, prepare in advance for the journey and take extra care on the roads. "If weather conditions become challenging, adjust your driving behaviour to manage the conditions as safely as possible.
It’s also a good idea for drivers to check their vehicles, such as tyres, coolant and oil levels, before heading out to reduce the risk of breakdowns.” Areas affected Amber warning of wind (1pm to 9pm): Potentially damaging winds associated with Storm Darragh Blackpool Cheshire West and Chester Cumbria Halton Lancashire Merseyside County Antrim County Armagh County Down County Fermanagh County Londonderry County Tyrone Dumfries and Galloway Bath and North East Somerset Bristol Cornwall Devon Dorset Isles of Scilly North Somerset Plymouth Somerset South Gloucestershire Torbay South Ayrshire Blaenau Gwent Bridgend Caerphilly Cardiff Carmarthenshire Ceredigion Conwy Denbighshire Flintshire Gwynedd Isle of Anglesey Merthyr Tydfil Monmouthshire Neath Port Talbot Newport Pembrokeshire Powys Rhondda Cynon Taf Swansea Torfaen Vale of Glamorgan Wrexham Amber warning of Rain (3pm to 6pm): Heavy rain from Storm Darragh is likely to lead to disruption to transport and infrastructure Blaenau Gwent Bridgend Caerphilly Cardiff Carmarthenshire Merthyr Tydfil Monmouthshire Neath Port Talbot Newport Powys Rhondda Cynon Taf Swansea Torfaen Vale of Glamorgan Red warning of wind (3pm to 11pm): Damaging winds associated with Storm Darragh are expected to cause significant disruption Bath and North East Somerset Bristol Devon North Somerset Somerset South Gloucestershire Bridgend Cardiff Carmarthenshire Ceredigion Conwy Gwynedd Isle of Anglesey Monmouthshire Neath Port Talbot Newport Pembrokeshire Swansea Vale of Glamorgan Yellow warning of wind (6am tomorrow to 6am Sunday): Strong winds associated with Storm Darragh likely leading to some disruption and damage. Angus Dundee Fife Perth and Kinross Aberdeen Aberdeenshire Moray Darlington Durham Gateshead Hartlepool Middlesbrough Newcastle upon Tyne North Tyneside Northumberland Redcar and Cleveland South Tyneside Stockton-on-Tees Sunderland East Lothian Midlothian Council Scottish Borders East Riding of Yorkshire North Yorkshire York.
