Windy conditions set to continue with Storm Jocelyn named

The windy conditions across Wales are set to continue until mid-week with Storm Jocelyn expected to cause further disruption.

The storm, named by Met Eireann, will impact Northern Ireland and large parts of Wales, Scotland and England on Tuesday and Wednesday.

It comes just hours after Storm Isha bought wet and windy conditions to the UK.

The warning is in place between midday tomorrow and 3pm on Wednesday 24 January.

Locally gusts will once again reach more than 55mph.

Met Office Chief Meteorologist, Steve Willington, said: “Although this system will be a step down relative to Storm Isha, with the damage and clean up still underway, we could potentially see more impacts from Storm Jocelyn.

“Outbreaks of heavy rain on Tuesday could bring rainfall accumulations of 15 to 20 mm quite widely with 40 to 50 mm over higher ground in southwest Scotland, the Scottish Highlands and parts of northwest England.

“Wind gusts are expected to reach 55 to 65 mph across northwestern Scotland while there is potential for winds to gust to 75 to 80 mph in a few places, in particular exposed parts of the Western Isles and coastal northwest Scotland early on Wednesday morning.”

According to the Met Office “winds will gradually ease through the Wednesday and as we head through the rest of the week the weather continues to look changeable, with the drier and most settled conditions towards the south and east, and the most unsettled (wettest and windiest) conditions expected in the northwest.”

Temperatures are expected to remain mild or close to average for the time of year.