A new weather warning has been announced for 10 UK areas on Saturday by the Met Office, with strong gusts of up to 50mph expected.
The yellow weather warning has been issued for London and South East England as well as South West England from the early hours of Saturday morning until Saturday evening, June 6. The warning was announced by the Met Office at 3:02am on Saturday.
According to the Met Office, strong gusts are set to hit the regions on Saturday at around 9am – these intense winds are expected to continue battering the UK until 7pm tonight.
A Met Office forecast said: “Following wet and windy conditions overnight, a second spell of strong southwest to westerly winds is expected to arrive across western Cornwall during Saturday morning.
View 2 ImagesA yellow wind warning is in place this morning(Image: Manchester Evening News)
“These will steadily move eastwards across Cornwall, English Channel coastal districts, and the Isle of Wight, reaching Sussex by mid-afternoon. Winds will then begin to ease from the west. Gusts of 45-50 mph are likely widely along coasts and more generally across Cornwall, and may reach 55 mph in a few exposed spots.
“Some disruption to weekend activities and events is possible, alongside a risk of power outages and some low level travel disruption.”
The Met Office has warned that it is likely that some coastal routes, sea fronts and coastal communities will be affected by large waves and some delays to road, rail, air and ferry transport are possible.
Some short term loss of power and other services is also possible, according to the weather service.
Below is a full list of areas covered by the warning.
London and South East England
- Brighton and Hove
- East Sussex
- Isle of Wight
- Kent
- Portsmouth
- West Sussex
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South West England
- Cornwall
- Devon
- Dorset
- Plymouth