Opening summary: Scotland braces for amber weather alert
Good morning and welcome to our blog covering Storm Floris with a yellow weather warning for wind already in effect for a swath of the northern UK and an amber wind alert for much of Scotland due to start at 10am. Heavy rain and winds of up to 85mph are possible, the Met Office said.
Some trains and ferry services have already been cancelled with more likely to be affected.
Train operator LNER has told passengers not to travel north of Newcastle while Avanti West Coast has advised passengers not to travel north of Preston, warning it will be “heavily impacted” by the weather.
Stay with for all the developments.
Key events
We have some more comments from Jim Dale, the founder of the British Weather Services who has been speaking to BBC Radio 4’s Today programme this morning.
The meteorologist said:
Remember this is summertime: people are milling around on holiday, bank holiday in Scotland, for example.
So some ‘summer articles’, if you like, in gardens, on the beaches, are all going to be there: slides, picnic tables, swings, all ready to be thrown around by the wind. That’s the danger that we’ve got at this moment in time.
These ones (alerts) are put out for very, very good reason. If you are venturing out: keep away from the forest, keep away from the woods, keep off the coastal plain … It’ll become extremely rough on those coasts as the high tide comes in.
We aren’t getting many images in yet but our picture services have sent these from Blackpool today.
‘Watch your back,’ meteorologist warns people affected by weather alert
A meteorologist has warned people in regions affected by a weather alert to “watch their backs” as Storm Floris brings unseasonably strong winds.
A yellow warning for wind for northern parts of the UK became active at 6am on Monday and will last until 6am on Tuesday.
The amber warning in place for much of Scotland will last from 10am to 10pm.
Jim Dale, founder of the British Weather Services, has described the storm as “serious” and “unusual” for the summer months.
He told the BBC Radio 4’s Today programme on Monday: “The yellow warning does expand down into northern England, north Wales, Northern Ireland.
“So it’s still going to be gusty day – you’re going to have to watch your back.”
Opening summary: Scotland braces for amber weather alert
Good morning and welcome to our blog covering Storm Floris with a yellow weather warning for wind already in effect for a swath of the northern UK and an amber wind alert for much of Scotland due to start at 10am. Heavy rain and winds of up to 85mph are possible, the Met Office said.
Some trains and ferry services have already been cancelled with more likely to be affected.
Train operator LNER has told passengers not to travel north of Newcastle while Avanti West Coast has advised passengers not to travel north of Preston, warning it will be “heavily impacted” by the weather.
Stay with for all the developments.
