The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for strong winds in parts of the west next week. Forecaster have warned that the blustery conditions could cause some disruption on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Boroughs on the west side of Greater Manchester, including Trafford, Wigan and Bolton, are covered by the warning, which comes into force at 3pm on Tuesday and lasts until 6am the following morning. Greater Manchester is forecast to see wind gusts of up to 34mph on Wednesday morning.
The Met Office said: "A developing area of low pressure running north through the Irish Sea is likely to bring a spell of strong winds, accompanied by some heavy rain, to parts of central and western England, Wales, southwest Scotland and the east of Northern Ireland. Gusts of 45-50 mph are possible inland and perhaps in excess of 60 mph for a time around some Irish Sea coastal areas."
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The Met Office says there could be some delays to train services, while journeys on the roads could take longer than expected. Some communities on the coast could see spray and large waves too.
After a period of fine and dry weather over the Easter weekend, the UK is expected to be hit by heavy rain from Sunday night, with the wet and windy conditions continuing throughout next week.
On Saturday, the UK was hotter than Rome, while Scotland recorded its highest temperature of the year so far - 17.3C in Kinlochewe in the Scottish Highlands. And, according to the forecasters, there is an 80 per cent chance that Easter Sunday will see temperatures high enough to break this year’s countrywide record of 17.8C.
Met Office Chief Meteorologist Jason Kelly said: “A change is on the way for the UK weather as the dry, settled, and in places warm conditions are replaced by a more unsettled weather pattern from Sunday afternoon.
“This change happens first for Northern Ireland and Scotland, where Sunday afternoon rain will be replaced by blustery showers overnight and into Monday. Elsewhere, a mainly dry, but increasingly cloudy day on Sunday, with rain arriving for parts of Wales and southwest England by evening. Rain spreads east across other areas into Monday, with showers following.”
The chillier conditions could even bring further snow to high ground in the north, according to the Met Office. Forecasters expect the area of low pressure to gradually move into the North Sea late on Wednesday and into Thursday, though there are signals for some further wind and rain to come later next week.
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