BBC Weather: Carol Kirkwood forecasts strong winds and rain
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BBC Weather’s Carol Kirkwood warned the high-speed winds could spark travel disruption with fallen branches as the Met Office has issued a yellow warning for wind in the southwest. This month could be one of the wettest Mays on record, surpassing 1967, when 131.7mm of rain fell across the UK. Ms Kirkwood said: “Today’s forecast is going to be a wet one and windy one for many parts of the UK. The reason for this is because we’ve got low pressure coming in from the Atlantic.
“Gales are developing across the Irish Sea, southwest Wales and even inland looking at gusts as much as 40mph.
“Patchier rain across the southeast and drier and brighter across Shetland with only one or two showers and temperature-wise we’re looking at 7C in Lerwick and 15C as we come further south.
“Temperatures are below par for this stage in May.”
Rain will push slowly across the UK on Friday with strong winds of 50mph.
Ms Kirkwood added: “Temperatures are falling between 4C and 10C.
“For most, it’s not going to be a cold night, we should be frost-free but the Met Office has got a weather warning out for the wind.
“Trees are of course in full leaf, we could see branches down, it could cause some disruption.
“Plus the amount of rainfall in the next 24 hours across parts of Wales and northwest England.”
UK weather: Met Office warns of strong wind and rain
Parts of the UK have been lashed with torrential rain and hail, with forecasters warning that more wet weather and high winds are expected later in the week.
Photographs showed hail falling so hard in the streets of London that the ground looked like it was covered in snow, while others parts of the South East were also hit with heavy rain.
Met Office meteorologist Craig Snell added that a deep band of unseasonable low pressure will bring more wet and windy weather on Thursday and Friday, with some coastal areas likely to be hit with 60mph gusts.
Mr Snell said that the southwest of England and south Wales coast will see the strongest winds but inland there could still be gusts of 40-50mph which could cause some disruption.
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He added: “We’re expecting in the South West and the south Wales coasts gusts reaching 60mph. Inland, potentially 40-50mph.
“This time of year, with the trees in full leaf, it could potentially bring some small branches down and because there’s a lot more outdoor furniture, we advise people that it is a bit vulnerable to strong winds and to tie it down.”
The heaviest rain will be in northern England, north Wales, Northern Ireland, and southern Scotland, he added, with up to 70mm of rainfall on the high ground in Wales.
Mr Snell said that while no weather warnings were currently in force, the Met Office will keep a close watch on conditions.
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