Storm Floris to hit UK on Monday with heavy wind and rain forecast – Bundlezy

Storm Floris to hit UK on Monday with heavy wind and rain forecast

Waves crash onto the Promenade wall in Blackpool, north-west England in the morning of January 24, 2025, as storm Eowyn brings winds of 100 mph to the UK and Ireland. A rare red warning for wind, which warns of "very dangerous conditions" and gusts of up to 100mph, was issued by the Met Office for Northern Ireland and Scotland on Friday. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP) (Photo by OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images)
Storm Floris is set to hit the UK on Monday, with coastal areas in the north and west seeing the worst of the weather (Picture: AFP or licensors)

Storm Floris has been named by the Met Office and is set to bring unseasonably strong winds to the UK on Monday.

Gusts of up to 85mph are possible along exposed coasts and hills inScotland, while other areas in the north and west may see winds of up to 70 mph on the coast and 50-60 mph inland.

A yellow weather warning for wind is in place in Scotland, Northern Ireland, north Wales and the north of England from 6am on Monday to 6am on Tuesday.

In other parts of England and Wales it will still feel particularly windy, but less severe.

Heavy rain is also forecast, with transport disruption expected.

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Winds will ease through Monday evening and into Tuesday.

Temperatures will hover around 20-22C in most areas .

More to come.

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