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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Jamie Grierson

Storm Austen forecast to hit southern UK

A huge crashing wave towers over a Porthcawl harbour wall where onlookers watch
The effects of Storm Amy in Porthcawl, Wales, in October last year. Photograph: Matthew Horwood/Getty Images

The first named storm of the season, Austen, is expected to bring gusts of up to 60mph to southern areas of the UK at the end of the week, forecasters said.

While there would be spells of rain and showers for many on Tuesday and Wednesday, by Thursday Storm Austen would be approaching the south-west of the UK, the Met Office said.

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