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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Nadeem Badshah

Storm Ashley to bring 80mph winds to parts of UK this weekend

Waves breaching the harbour wall in Saltcoats in western Scotland earlier this year. An amber weather warning will be in place for north-west Scotland on Sunday.
Waves breaching the harbour wall in Saltcoats in western Scotland earlier this year. An amber weather warning will be in place for north-west Scotland on Sunday. Photograph: Jeff Holmes JSHPIX/REX/Shutterstock

Parts of the UK are expected to be hit by ferocious winds of up to 80mph this weekend as the first named storm of the season closes in.

The Met Office has issued an amber weather warning ahead of Storm Ashley for the north-west of Scotland on Sunday, as well as a yellow warning for the entirety of Scotland and Northern Ireland, north-west England and parts of Wales.

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