The Met Office has issued weather warnings for large parts of Manchester
Large parts of Manchester are expected to be hit by Storm Floris on Monday(Image: Sean Hansford | Manchester Evening News)
Storm Floris is expected to hit Greater Manchester over the next days, bringing a spell of unseasonably strong winds and heavy rain to parts of the UK.
The storm was named by the Met Office on Friday, August 1, and is expected to hit the northern half of the UK in the early morning of Monday, August 4.
Anticipating the impact of the upcoming storm, the Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning of wind for the north of England and Northern Ireland. The alerts will come into force from 6 am on Monday and will stay in place throughout the day.
An amber weather warning has also been put in place for Scotland indicating an increased likelihood of impacts resulting for severe weather. The warning will come into force slightly later on Monday morning at 10 am, lasting for 12 hours.
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Large parts of Greater Manchester are expected to be hit with heavy rain and strong winds from the early hours of Monday, with yellow weather warnings in place.
But while the weather warnings have been applied to most areas in Greater Manchester so far, one borough looks set to potentially escape the storm.
The Met Office has issued a weather warnings for the northern part of the UK, with alerts covering parts of Greater Manchester(Image: Met Office )
While Storm Floris is expected to hit most areas in Greater Manchester, Stockport may miss the brunt of the unseasonable weather.
The Met Office appears to have not set any weather warnings in place for Stockport on Monday, while Manchester, Salford, Tameside, Trafford, Bolton, Bury, Rochdale and Wigan all currently have alerts in place. Yellow warnings indicate that weather could cause some low level impacts, including some disruption to travel.
Stockport is expected to see “light rain” over the course of Monday with “sunny intervals” in the afternoon, according to the Met Office.
In comparison, the Met Office has enforced a yellow weather warning for all other Greater Manchester boroughs on Monday, with potential for areas to see a 95 % chance of rainfall.
Strong winds are also expected for parts of Greater Manchester with some areas potentially gusts nearing up to to 50 mph.
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