Storm Barney: 80 mph winds and heavy rain to arrive in UK during Tuesday rush hour
More rain is also expected to drench areas of the country
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Your support makes all the difference.The UK is set to be battered by Storm Barney over the next few days with winds of up to 80mph expected in some areas.
The weather system will come into force during rush hour on Tuesday, according to Met Office meteorologist Emma Sharples.
“We’ve got some strong winds developing as the rain goes through Wales and South West England as we go into rush hour time."
"So there’s a yellow weather warning for that across much of Wales and then a line from Birmingham through to Norwich southwards"
“This is going to be the second named storm. We had Abigail last week, this is going to be Barney,” said Ms Sharples, adding that coastal areas could see gusts of 80mph while winds travelling at 60 to 70mph are expected inland.
Spells of heavy rain are also anticipated to affect much of the UK throughout the week.
“There is another period of rain to come through on Tuesday. We get off to a dry start tomorrow but then the rain spreads in and that will affect the areas that saw the rain over the weekend. We have a yellow weather warning tomorrow for north Wales and Cumbria," said Ms Sharples.
"We’re looking at totals of 20mm to 40mm over high ground in North West Wales and North West England.”
The Environment Agency has put 25 flood warnings in place across England and Wales.
Wednesday will be a calmer day but more rain is expected in the south of the country on Thursday.
Although the weather will be unsettled throughout the week, temperatures are expected to be “fairly mild for this time of year,” according to Ms Sharples.
Areas in the north will experience temperatures of seven to 10 degrees while the south will see 11 to 15 degrees.
“Once we get through to Friday and Saturday, temperatures will start to decrease. Figures in the north are more in the range of six to 10, and maximum temperatures in the south [will be] eight to 10 degrees," added Ms Sharples.
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