THE Met Office has issued a brand new weather warning for strong winds across most of Central and Southern Scotland.
Regions like Dumfries and Galloway as well as the Lothians are expected to experience winds of up to 60 mph tomorrow (Thursday, August 22) between 1am and 9am.
This comes after a yellow weather alert for heavy rain was issued for Western Scotland this week, affecting places like Glasgow.
Discussing the new weather warning, the Met Office said: "A spell of very strong southwesterly winds will occur during the early hours of Thursday, easing from the west during the morning.
⚠️ Yellow weather warning UPDATED 📷 Heavy rain across western Scotland Valid 1100 Wednesday to 0800 Thursday Latest info 👉 https://t.co/QwDLMfRBfs Stay #WeatherAware⚠️ pic.twitter.com/pCigWi4vAN
— Met Office (@metoffice) August 21, 2024
"Gusts of 50 mph are likely fairly widely with some gusts of 60 mph in exposed locations, including roads and bridges in north Wales, as well as roads passing over high ground in northern England and southern Scotland.
"These gusts will be strong enough to blow over a few trees, given that they are currently in full leaf."
Met Office warns of potential power cuts amid yellow weather alert for wind
The Met Office warned residents in Scotland that they can expect the following from the brand-new weather alert:
- Some delays to road, rail, air and ferry transport are likely
- It’s likely that some coastal routes, sea fronts and coastal communities will be affected by spray and/or large waves
- Probably some bus and train services affected, with some journeys taking longer
- Some short term loss of power and other services is possible
- Delays for high-sided vehicles on exposed routes and bridges likely
What is a Met Office yellow weather warning?
These warnings are issued for a range of weather situations that are likely to cause some low-level impact (such as travel disruption) to a limited area.
Such weather warnings mean most people can continue with their day as normal.
Other yellow warnings are issued when extreme weather is capable of causing an impact on most but where the certainty of this is much lower.
