Storm Dave to hit UK within hours – which areas will be most affected?

Hold on to your hats – Storm Dave is hitting the UK today, bringing 90mph winds with him.

Four yellow weather warnings are coming into force this afternoon.

An alert for wind, which is covering the north of England and parts of Wales, will be active from 5pm to 7am on Sunday.

The whole of mainland Scotland also has a yellow warning for wind from 6pm today until midday tomorrow. The Highlands will also see heavy rain and snow from 3pm.

There is also a separate warning for wind across Northern Ireland from 2pm until 3am.

‘Dangerous conditions’ expected

Those living along the coastline have been warned of dangerous conditions, with large waves expected to hit the shore.

Deputy Chief Forecaster, Tom Crabtree, said: ‘Storm Dave will form and rapidly deepen on Saturday as it approaches the UK from the west.

‘By Saturday afternoon winds will strengthen significantly, with gusts of 60-70mph expected at times across parts of Scotland with the potential for gusts of 80-90mph in exposed coastal locations in Scotland. Gusts of 50-60mph are likely more widely in northern Britain.

‘As well as strong winds, Storm Dave will also bring heavy snowfall over the hills in northern Scotland where up to 10-20cm of snow could accumulate. Along with the strong winds this will lead to blizzard conditions.

‘Elsewhere there will be heavy spells of rain as the system moves through eastwards across the UK.

‘With Storm Dave a few days away, people should prepare their property for the strong winds and keep updated with the latest weather forecast as the weather warnings are likely to be updated.’

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