UK weather forecast: Gale force winds to arrive as Britain braces for string of storms

People in the UK have been warned to brace for numerous storms over the coming months
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Jonathan Mitchell18 September 2017

People across the UK are being warned to brace themselves for gale force winds this weekend with another storm set to potentially hit Britain.

Temperatures could hit as high as 20C towards the end of the week, but the Met Office warned a “low pressure system” forming over the Atlantic could turn into a storm and batter Britain’s shores this weekend.

It comes amid warnings that 2017 could be the stormiest on record, with forecaster AccuWeather saying a total of seven named storms could hit the UK by Christmas – starting with Storm Brian.

But the Met Office said it was “impossible to predict” how many storms would hit the UK over the coming months.

London is expected to miss the worst of the weather, though coastline areas could be battered with heavy winds.

Met Office spokeswoman Nicola Maxey told the Standard: “There are no named storms coming through London in the next few days. We can’t predict how many storms are going to hit.

“On Tuesday we are looking at another day of fairly dry and sunny spells with low clouds to start with, but that will clear as we get through the day. There will be a bit of rain.

“There could be gale force winds in the north west on Wednesday, but certainly the east and south east of the country will hang on to that sunny weather.

“In the second half of this week the temperatures may start to pick up. It’s looking unsettled on the weekend.

“A low pressure system is developing in the Atlantic that may bring unsettled weather, but whether that will be a named storm it is too early to say.”

Last week, Storm Aileen – the first of the season – battered Britain with gusts of up to 90mph, causing travel chaos for commuters across the UK.

The next storm to hit the UK will be called Brian, with the Met Office having announced the names of future storms last week.

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