{"id":640005,"date":"2026-10-24T13:20:09","date_gmt":"2026-10-24T13:20:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/640005\/"},"modified":"2026-10-24T13:20:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-24T13:20:09","slug":"storm-boelo-to-bring-gusts-of-up-to-80mph-and-heavy-rain-to-parts-of-uk-extreme-weather","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/640005\/","title":{"rendered":"Storm Boelo to bring gusts of up to 80mph and heavy rain to parts of UK | Extreme weather"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">The UK is bracing for a second storm this weekend, as strong winds and heavy rain are expected to disrupt travel and cause further power cuts in the north.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Storm Boelo, the second named storm of the season, is expected to bring heavy, frequent showers and winds potentially exceeding 80mph to northern parts of the UK.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/uk-news\/2026\/oct\/23\/storm-austen-weather-updates-thousands-without-power-south-west-england\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Thousands of homes in the south-west of England<\/a> have already been left without power after Storm Austen hit the region on Friday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/uk\/met-office\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Met Office<\/a> has advised people to stay indoors as much as possible, and said the storm will bring danger to life from flying debris and crashing waves.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">The forecaster has issued an amber alert, its second most severe weather warning, covering Scotland, the north of England down to Carlisle from 9pm Saturday to the same time on Sunday. Another amber warning is also in place for the north-east of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/uk\/northernireland\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Northern Ireland<\/a> from 9pm Saturday to 10am Sunday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">A large yellow warning for very wet and windy weather will cover the whole of the UK\u2019s north from midday Saturday to 9pm on Sunday. Another warning for heavy rain covers Wales and parts of western and southern <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/uk-news\/england\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">England<\/a> from 11am to 11pm Saturday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Widespread travel disruption is expected on ferries and trains. TransPennine Express has warned against making all but essential train journeys on Saturday and Sunday, while Avanti West Coast has strongly advised users not to travel north of Preston on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">The Met Office has also warned that power cuts across the south-west of England could be replicated across amber areas in the north this weekend.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">In the south-west of England, 31,000 homes were without power at one stage on Friday. More than 3,700 were still without electricity on Saturday morning, according to the National Grid map.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Human-driven climate change has continued to reshape rainfall patterns and weather conditions globally. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/uk-news\/2026\/sep\/01\/summer-2026-uk-hottest-on-record-provisional-met-office-data\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">UK experienced its hottest summer<\/a> on record this year, with five heatwaves and a record-breaking 40 days of temperatures above 30C.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Met Office meteorologist Alex Burkill said: \u201cStorm Boelo is arriving. It\u2019s going to bring widespread rain and some very strong winds indeed, and it\u2019s quick on the tails of Storm Austen which is now clearing away towards the east.<\/p>\n<p><a data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\" href=\"#EmailSignup-skip-link-12\" class=\"dcr-76akua\">skip past newsletter promotion<\/a>Free newsletter |Every weekday<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-vf9hps\">Sign up to First Edition<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-djbwnz\">Our morning email breaks down the key stories of the day, telling you what\u2019s happening and why it matters<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1792848009_365_1000.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"dcr-gx9601\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"EmailSignup-skip-link-12\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"after newsletter promotion\" role=\"note\" class=\"dcr-76akua\">after newsletter promotion<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">\u201cIt\u2019s the winds that were perhaps most concerned about, they\u2019re really going to whip up some strong gusty winds across Northern Ireland, northern parts of England and also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/uk\/scotland\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Scotland<\/a> through the day \u2013 strengthening as we head towards the evening.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">\u201cTemperatures will be a little more than the seasonal average but \u201cobviously with the wind and rain it\u2019s going to feel pretty unpleasant out there,\u201d Burkhill added. \u201cA very, well, different side of autumn compared with what we\u2019ve seen through much of the season so far.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Storm Boelo\u2019s winds are expected to peak from Saturday evening. The wet weather will clear overnight in many areas, while more rain continues to hit Scotland and northern Ireland.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Attending a summit on the summer\u2019s record wildfires on Friday, Andy Burnham warned that the UK could face <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2026\/sep\/30\/two-million-people-uk-unaware-flooding-risk\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u201ca winter of greater flooding\u201d<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">The prime minister denied suggestions that the government was playing catch-up with civil preparedness, but said \u201cwe\u2019re living in a world where unexpected events seem to be becoming more and more common\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The UK is bracing for a second storm this weekend, as strong winds and heavy rain are expected&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":640006,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[273,111,139,69,147],"class_list":["post-640005","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-environment","tag-environment","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-science"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/640005","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=640005"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/640005\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/640006"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=640005"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=640005"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=640005"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}