Storm Floris is set to hit the UK on Monday, August 4
The Met Office has issued yellow and amber wind warnings affecting large parts of the UK(Image: Met Office)
Amber warnings have been issued for five UK areas as Storm Floris is set to batter the country with rain and wind.
Named by the Met Office on Friday, August 1, Storm Floris is set to hit the UK in the early morning of Monday, August 4.
As well as having named a storm, the Met Office has issued yellow and more severe amber wind warnings affecting large parts of the country throughout the day on Monday.
A yellow wind warning comes into effect at 6am and remains in place until 11:59pm the same day, affecting 11 UK areas including north west England and Yorkshire and Humber.
The Met Office said: “Storm Floris is likely to bring a spell of unseasonably strong and potentially disruptive winds to northern UK on Monday.”
Met Office weather maps show a huge band of rain hitting the UK on Monday(Image: Met Office)
And then the amber wind warning comes into effect at 10am on Monday, remaining in place for exactly 12 hours until 10pm the same day, affecting large parts of Scotland.
On the amber wind warning, the Met Office said: “Storm Floris will bring unseasonably strong and disruptive winds to much of Scotland during Monday.”
Met Office Chief Meteorologist Dan Suri said: “Much of Scotland is likely to see gusts of 50-70mph with more than 80mph on some exposed coasts, hills and bridges.
“Western coastal areas will see the highest gusts late morning, with the strongest winds transferring to northeastern Scotland by late afternoon. Across the wider Yellow warning area, many inland areas are likely to see gusts of 40-50mph, with 60mph likely at higher elevations and around some exposed coasts.”
Full list of areas affected by amber wind warning
“Unseasonably strong winds” are set to hit the UK with Storm Floris(Image: Manchester Evening News)
Central, Tayside & Fife
- Angus
- Clackmannanshire
- Dundee
- Falkirk
- Fife
- Perth and Kinross
- Stirling
Grampian
- Aberdeen
- Aberdeenshire
- Moray
Highlands & Eilean Siar
- Na h-Eileanan Siar
- Highland
SW Scotland, Lothian Borders
- East Lothian
- Edinburgh
- Midlothian Council
- Scottish Borders
- West Lothian
Strathclyde
- Argyll and Bute
- East Ayrshire
- East Dunbartonshire
- East Renfrewshire
- Glasgow
- Inverclyde
- North Ayrshire
- North Lanarkshire
- Renfrewshire
- South Lanarkshire
- West Dunbartonshire
Full list of areas affected by yellow wind warning
Central, Tayside & Fife
- Angus
- Clackmannanshire
- Dundee
- Falkirk
- Fife
- Perth and Kinross
- Stirling
Grampian
- Aberdeen
- Aberdeenshire
- Moray
Highlands & Eilean Siar
- Na h-Eileanan Siar
- Highland
North East England
- Darlington
- Durham
- Gateshead
- Hartlepool
- Middlesbrough
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- North Tyneside
- Northumberland
- Redcar and Cleveland
- South Tyneside
- Stockton-on-Tees
- Sunderland
North West England
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Blackpool
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Cumbria
- Greater Manchester
- Halton
- Lancashire
- Merseyside
- Warrington
Northern Ireland
- County Antrim
- County Armagh
- County Down
- County Fermanagh
- County Londonderry
- County Tyrone
Orkney & Shetland
- Orkney Islands
- Shetland Islands
SW Scotland, Lothian Borders
- Dumfries and Galloway
- East Lothian
- Edinburgh
- Midlothian Council
- Scottish Borders
- West Lothian
Strathclyde
- Argyll and Bute
- East Ayrshire
- East Dunbartonshire
- East Renfrewshire
- Glasgow
- Inverclyde
- North Ayrshire
- North Lanarkshire
- Renfrewshire
- South Ayrshire
- South Lanarkshire
- West Dunbartonshire
Wales
- Conwy
- Denbighshire
- Flintshire
- Gwynedd
- Isle of Anglesey
Yorkshire & Humber
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- North Yorkshire
- West Yorkshire
- York