Storm Lilian will bring strong winds on Friday morning 23-8-2024.
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Possible
Urgency: Future
Start: Friday, 23 August – 05:00 (GMT+01:00)
End: Friday, 23 August – 11:00 (GMT+01:00)
Description: An area of strong winds associated with Storm Lilian is expected to move east across northern England during Friday morning. Whilst there remains some uncertainty about the details, some very strong winds are likely to develop, with gusts widely in the 50 to 60mph range, with a lower chance that a small core of winds gusting 65-75 mph, perhaps 80 mph, could push quickly east during the morning. These winds are likely to affect major routes such as the M6, A66 and A1(M), as well as potentially impacting infrastructure. As well as the strong winds, some locally heavy rainfall will add to the difficult travel conditions.
Source: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Met Office
I am on tour in North Yorkshire at the moment, and it has certainly been a bit unpleasant this morning, with driving rain blowing down Low Wensleydale. I think i’ll delay the dog walk for a couple of hours