{"id":425697,"date":"2025-09-15T07:25:14","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T07:25:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/425697\/"},"modified":"2025-09-15T07:25:14","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T07:25:14","slug":"met-office-weather-warning-as-wind-batters-merseyside","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/425697\/","title":{"rendered":"Met Office weather warning as wind batters Merseyside"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rain is also predicted for most of the day in Liverpool<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0_JS258441808-1.jpg\" alt=\"Strong winds are predicted for most of the day \" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Strong winds are predicted for most of the day (Image: Liverpool ECHO)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The Met Office has issued a warning as wind battered Merseyside. A yellow <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/weather\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">weather<\/a> warning was in place from 8pm on Sunday, September 14 and will <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/weather\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">remain in place until 6pm today, Monday, September 15.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Forecasters said strong and gusty winds are likely to cause some disruption to travel and interruptions to power. In <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Merseyside<\/a>, winds are set to peak at around 51mph and rain is also predicted for most of the day. The weather service said transport delays and large waves affecting coastal areas, with short-term power cuts possible.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The winds will slowly ease from the <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/weather\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">west later on Monday afternoon and into the evening.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Met Office meteorologist Tom Morgan said there could be \u201clow impacts in general\u201d but added: \u201cNonetheless, there could be some brief kind of power interruptions and some travel disruption for the return to work on Monday morning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cSo it will be quite a windy start to the week. Gales certainly possible for many parts of England and Wales, perhaps even severe gales on Irish Sea coasts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cThe strongest winds are expected to be for west Wales and North West England on Monday morning.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1757921114_776_0_CaptureJPG.jpg\" alt=\"Met Office map shows Liverpool covered by a wind warning \" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>A Met Office map shows Liverpool covered by a wind warning (Image: Met Office)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">He added that Monday will be \u201ca windy and pretty unsettled start to the week with a mixture of sunny spells and heavy blustery showers\u201d, mainly in England and Wales, but there will be \u201csome fairly brisk winds at times further north as well\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The coming week will bring \u201cchangeable\u201d conditions with periods of wind and rain throughout.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Mr Morgan said: \u201cThe ground has started to become fairly wet over recent weeks and it will not take a huge amount more for there to be some surface water, potentially some flooding issues as we go towards the middle part of the week.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">In preparation for the rough weather, people have been encouraged to secure loose items outside their properties and gardens from the forceful blasts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">They should also check for delays and road closures and be careful along coastal regions, the Met Office said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Get all the big headlines, pictures, analysis, opinion and video on the stories that matter to you by signing up to our <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/data.reachplc.com\/212764146160855\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"daily and breaking newsletterLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">daily and breaking newsletter<\/a>. 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