Storm Darragh will bring very strong winds and heavy downpours to the UK today, especially in exposed coastal western areas where severe gales are likely. The storm system will push east over the country bringing the conditions to eastern parts later in the day. Temperatures near the average, but feeling cold due to the strong wind chill effect. A red warning for wind is out for southwest England and Wales. An amber warning for wind is in effect for Wales, southwest England, northwest England, and Northern Ireland, and an amber warning for rain is also out for Wales. A yellow wind warning is out for southern Scotland and the rest of England, while a yellow rain warning is also out for southern Scotland. There is a yellow snow warning for central Scotland. - This is the Met Office UK Weather forecast for the morning of 07/12/2024. Bringing you today’s weather forecast is Aidan McGivern.
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00:00Good morning, as Storm Dara hits many of us will have a wet and very windy day
00:06and in some places those winds are dangerous. We have a Met Office red
00:10warning in place along with amber warnings for the strength of the wind
00:14many other warnings also in place too. Let's look at the winds first of all
00:18here's the storm system actually tracking across northern England and
00:21southern Scotland this morning but it's on its backside if you like where we're
00:26seeing the strongest winds already very blustery across Northern Ireland and
00:30feeding down through the Irish Sea. These darker purple suggesting gusts of wind
00:34along the Wales coast of 80 miles an hour. We could also see very strong gusts
00:39along the south coast of Wales and up through the Bristol Channel. The English
00:42Channel also having some gusty conditions and as the storm heads into
00:46the North Sea on its northern flank we'll start to see some strong winds
00:50coming down the eastern side of Scotland and eastern England too. So a very windy
00:55day indeed. The strongest winds in the west that's where we have the red
01:00warning in place for this morning. A broader amber warning area covering
01:05Northern Ireland, South West Scotland, western parts of England, Wales and that
01:08red zone along the west coast of Wales, the south coast of Wales and up through
01:13the Bristol Channel on the north coast of Devon and Somerset. We also have
01:17yellow warnings covering a good chunk of the UK. Every chance that this storm
01:21will impact your plans through the day today wherever you are. So do keep up
01:26to date with the forecast, keep up to date with the weather warnings. Yellow
01:30warnings also in place for those winds as they strengthen down the eastern side
01:33a little later today. Also the heavy rain could cause some issues. We have yellow
01:39rain warnings and an amber one across parts of South Wales where it's going to
01:42be very soggy indeed. Of course recent flooding here so extra rainfall likely
01:47to exacerbate the problems and it is a very wet day across much of Wales
01:51central and eastern England seeing bands of rain moving through. A little drier in
01:55Northern Ireland, southwestern parts of Scotland may see a largely dry afternoon.
02:00The winds remain very strong throughout but those damaging gusts of wind should
02:05at least ease somewhat during this afternoon but staying very blustery and
02:09the winds coming down from the north bringing a colder feel as well.
02:13Temperatures really struggling, single digits at best add on that wind and it
02:17will feel colder than that. Cold enough for some snow across Scotland that is an
02:21extra hazard still some snow coming in here over some of the higher routes the
02:25A9 in particular strong winds and snow means for blizzards through the day
02:29easing a little bit as we go through the night. The rain easing in quite a few
02:32areas as well but it stays pretty wet across eastern and central England it
02:37stays blustery also. Further west turning a little bit drier and with some
02:42clearer skies temperatures dipping well down into single figures with some
02:46shelter across parts of Scotland. Many towns and cities will hold up at five or
02:50six degrees Celsius. Another cold and blustery day on Sunday but at least for
02:55many it should be a drier day tomorrow certainly for Wales and southwest
02:59England. Much of Scotland, Northern Ireland also dry even some sunshine. A few
03:04showers over northeast Scotland, plenty more showery outbreaks of rain though for
03:08the Midlands and eastern England and still that wind coming down from the
03:12north or the northeast bringing another chilly day. Again the winds not as strong
03:17tomorrow but still brisk enough you will notice it temperatures it'll read seven
03:22to nine Celsius on the thermometer but again feeling colder with the strength
03:26of the wind. But the winds particularly strong and dangerous in the coming hours
03:31this morning. Do check out the Met Office weather warnings for yourself they're
03:35constantly being monitored, constantly being updated. You can check them for
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