A yellow weather warning for wind has been issuedStrong winds are expected to hit England and Wales on Sunday and Monday(Image: Sean Hansford | Manchester Evening News)

Hangs onto your hats – it’s looking like we’re in for a breezy few days.

Gusts of almost 50mph are forecast in Manchester on Monday afternoon with strong winds expected to batter most of England and Wales over the next 48 hours. The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for wind on Sunday and Monday.

It comes after the forecasters confirmed that the first name to be used for a storm in the 2025/2026 season will be Amy. But the windy weather is not expected to become a named storm.

Most of England and Wales will feel 45 to 55mph gusts and exposed locations could see these reach 70mph, the Met Office said. A yellow wind warning will run from 8pm on Sunday to 6pm on Monday and was expanded on Friday morning to include most of England and Wales, except the north of the Lake District and far north-east.

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The warning predicts transport delays and that large waves will affect coastal areas, with short-term power cuts possible.

Speaking on Friday Met Office spokesman Graham Madge said: “There is no intention to name it, as of now. Obviously we are in meteorological autumn now, it’s the sort of weather that we do expect at this time of year.

“So it’s nothing unusual, particularly – perhaps it’s just the contrast with the weather that we have enjoyed over most of the summer.”

Here in Greater Manchester wind speeds are forecast to peak at around 36mph at about 5pm on Sunday, before dropping off overnight. However gusts are expected to to pick up again from mid-morning on Monday hitting 48mph by noon. Tuesday should see a lull to the disruptive weather.

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But, another system is developing which could bring severe gales to exposed coastal locations on Wednesday, Mr Madge said. This will have less of an impact than Sunday and Monday’s weather front and it is too early to tell where it will impact, he added.

A spokesman for the RAC breakdown service, Rod Dennis, said: “Drivers are really going to feel the effects of the early autumnal weather this weekend. This will particularly be the case later on Sunday and into the new working week – strong gusty winds will make driving conditions challenging across a large swathe of southern and western Britain.

“The wind will be particularly noticeable on more exposed roads, like those over the moors in Devon and Cornwall, so drivers may like to delay their journeys or seek other routes. We urge anyone setting out to reduce their speeds while driving and pass high-sided vehicles with particular care.”