Thursday gales - Wind warnings as heavy rain approaches

Thursday gales
Wind warnings as heavy rain approaches

UK warning map dated Thu 12.03 showing wind warning levels in yellow and orange across Britain and Ireland, with a windsock warning icon and a legend indicating levels 1 to 4.

Wind forecast map showing strong winds across Ireland and the UK with orange and red shading, including gusts up to about 60 mph in Dublin, 55 mph in Cork, and around 40–45 mph across Britain.

Wind forecast map showing very strong winds across Ireland and the Irish Sea with deep red shading and streamlines, including gusts around 100 km/h in Dublin and Waterford and 90 km/h near Douglas.

Wind forecast map dated Fri 13.03 showing widespread breezy conditions across the UK and Ireland in orange shading, with gusts around 30–35 mph in Glasgow, Dublin, Liverpool, Cardiff, and London.

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Wind warnings stretch across the UK and Ireland.

Weather warnings are live as gale-force winds spread across the UK and Ireland on Thursday, with heavy rain sweeping in through the day too.

In the UK, gusts reach up to 50 mph for north-east and south-west England, possibly reaching up to 70 mph locally, at and around higher altitudes.

For Ireland, gusts are slightly stronger, especially around coastal areas with peaks of 90 - 100 km/h (55 - 60 mph) widely felt, losing power inland.

Rain also moves through during the day, initially over Ireland and Scotland from the morning before heading south-east through England and Wales.

This moves away from the north though the day as winds also ease a little. For higher altitudes in Scotland and northern England, wintry snow showers are possible.

Jet stream picking up speedThe cause of it all

Ryan Hathaway

Thursday galesWind warnings as heavy rain approaches

Thursday gales
Wind warnings as heavy rain approaches