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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Jodie Woodcock (Metdesk)

Weather tracker: UK and northern Europe forecast to be windiest places on Earth

People watch as waves crashes over Newhaven lighthouse at West Quay in East Sussex
West Quay, East Sussex. Pockets of low pressure in the UK and northern Europe in the coming days are likely to be intense enough to become named storms. Photograph: Steve Parsons/PA

The UK and northern Europe are likely to be the windiest places on the planet this weekend. Areas of low pressure, driven by a strengthening jet stream, is forecast to barrel in from the Atlantic on Friday, with some of these likely to become named storms.

Up to 70mph (112 km/h) gusts are expected to batter the west coast of Ireland and the Faroe Islands, with Norway’s western coastline also likely to experience strong winds into Saturday. Further stormy conditions are possible the following week when areas of deep, low pressure arrive from the west.

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