The storm is set to bring strong winds, heavy rain showers and even thick snowfall in some parts of the country
Storm Dave is set to sweep over parts of the UK over the Easter weekend today bringing wind gusts of up to 80mph, heavy rainfall and snow showers.
The storm is hitting the UK from the west with winds ‘strengthening significantly’ throughout Saturday afternoon (April 4). The Met Office has issued yellow severe weather warnings for wind covering the whole of mainland Scotland, Northern Ireland, parts of northern England and North Wales from 5pm today into Sunday morning.
In Greater Manchester, the start of the storm is bringing heavy rain to some parts of the region this morning with showers forecast up around 11am. Cloudier weather is then expected before the strong winds begin to hit from around 6pm tonight.
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Gusts of up to around 50mph are forecast for the region, with the yellow weather warning for wind remaining in place until 7am tomorrow. The weather on Easter Sunday is expected to be more settled.
Scotland and parts of the very north of England are set to be hit the worst by Storm Dave with winds of up to 80mph expected in some areas. Parts of northern Scotland will also see heavy snowfall as the storm sweeps over, with a separate weather warning in place for rain and snow from Saturday afternoon.
People have been warned to expect travel disruption on the roads as well as on rail, air and ferry services. Earlier, the RAC predicted it would be the busiest Easter on the roads since 2022.
Met Office deputy chief Forecaster Tom Crabtree said: “Storm Dave will form and rapidly deepen on Saturday as it approaches the UK from the west. By Saturday afternoon winds will strengthen significantly, with gusts of 60-70mph expected at times across parts of Scotland with the potential for gusts of 80-90mph in exposed coastal locations in Scotland.
“Gusts of 50-60mph are likely more widely in northern Britain. As well as strong winds, Storm Dave will also bring heavy snowfall over the hills in northern Scotland where up to 10-20cm of snow could accumulate.
“Along with the strong winds this will lead to blizzard conditions. Elsewhere there will be heavy spells of rain as the system moves through eastwards across the UK.”
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