Storm Floris is set to hit the UK on Monday, August 4
The Met Office has issued yellow and amber wind warnings affecting large parts of the UK(Image: Met Office)
Amber warnings have been issued for five UK areas as Storm Floris is set to batter the country with rain and wind.
Named by the Met Office on Friday, August 1, Storm Floris is set to hit the UK in the early morning of Monday, August 4.
As well as having named a storm, the Met Office has issued yellow and more severe amber wind warnings affecting large parts of the country throughout the day on Monday.
A yellow wind warning comes into effect at 6am and remains in place until 11:59pm the same day, affecting 11 UK areas including north west England and Yorkshire and Humber.
The Met Office said: “Storm Floris is likely to bring a spell of unseasonably strong and potentially disruptive winds to northern UK on Monday.”
Met Office weather maps show a huge band of rain hitting the UK on Monday(Image: Met Office)
And then the amber wind warning comes into effect at 10am on Monday, remaining in place for exactly 12 hours until 10pm the same day, affecting large parts of Scotland.
On the amber wind warning, the Met Office said: “Storm Floris will bring unseasonably strong and disruptive winds to much of Scotland during Monday.”
Met Office Chief Meteorologist Dan Suri said: “Much of Scotland is likely to see gusts of 50-70mph with more than 80mph on some exposed coasts, hills and bridges.
“Western coastal areas will see the highest gusts late morning, with the strongest winds transferring to northeastern Scotland by late afternoon. Across the wider Yellow warning area, many inland areas are likely to see gusts of 40-50mph, with 60mph likely at higher elevations and around some exposed coasts.”
Full list of areas affected by amber wind warning
“Unseasonably strong winds” are set to hit the UK with Storm Floris(Image: Manchester Evening News)
Central, Tayside & Fife
AngusClackmannanshireDundeeFalkirkFifePerth and KinrossStirling
Grampian
AberdeenAberdeenshireMoray
Highlands & Eilean Siar
Na h-Eileanan SiarHighland
SW Scotland, Lothian Borders
East LothianEdinburghMidlothian CouncilScottish BordersWest Lothian
Strathclyde
Argyll and ButeEast AyrshireEast DunbartonshireEast RenfrewshireGlasgowInverclydeNorth AyrshireNorth LanarkshireRenfrewshireSouth LanarkshireWest DunbartonshireFull list of areas affected by yellow wind warning
Central, Tayside & Fife
AngusClackmannanshireDundeeFalkirkFifePerth and KinrossStirling
Grampian
AberdeenAberdeenshireMoray
Highlands & Eilean Siar
Na h-Eileanan SiarHighland
North East England
DarlingtonDurhamGatesheadHartlepoolMiddlesbroughNewcastle upon TyneNorth TynesideNorthumberlandRedcar and ClevelandSouth TynesideStockton-on-TeesSunderland
North West England
Blackburn with DarwenBlackpoolCheshire West and ChesterCumbriaGreater ManchesterHaltonLancashireMerseysideWarrington
Northern Ireland
County AntrimCounty ArmaghCounty DownCounty FermanaghCounty LondonderryCounty Tyrone
Orkney & Shetland
Orkney IslandsShetland Islands
SW Scotland, Lothian Borders
Dumfries and GallowayEast LothianEdinburghMidlothian CouncilScottish BordersWest Lothian
Strathclyde
Argyll and ButeEast AyrshireEast DunbartonshireEast RenfrewshireGlasgowInverclydeNorth AyrshireNorth LanarkshireRenfrewshireSouth AyrshireSouth LanarkshireWest Dunbartonshire
Wales
ConwyDenbighshireFlintshireGwyneddIsle of Anglesey
Yorkshire & Humber
East Riding of YorkshireNorth YorkshireWest YorkshireYork