Storm Boelo clears but more wind and rain bears down on UK

A woman in a raincoat struggles with an umbrella that has turned inside out, with a blurred city street scene with buses and bicycles in the background and rain falling overhead.

After a weekend of heavy downpours and severe gales, Storm Boelo is moving away from the UK and the weather has turned calmer.

However, this may not last long as another deep area of low pressure is already approaching from the Atlantic.

As this moves to the north-west of the country during Monday and Tuesday it will bring another dose of rain and gales.

A Met Office yellow wind warning has issued for much of Scotland, as well as parts of northern England and Northern Ireland, on Tuesday.

However, this latest weather system is unlikely to be as widely disruptive as Storm Boelo - or Storm Austen which came before it - and has not, so far, been named.

The next name on the list for the 2026/2027 season is Chloe.

Rain spreading quickly northwards

Monday morning will bring rain to many parts of south-west England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

This will move quickly north-eastwards reaching central, eastern and northern England, as well as most of Scotland, by around lunchtime.

It will also be rather misty and murky over some coasts and hills.

As the rain clears, slightly drier conditions will spread across the UK from the south-west.

While many areas will remain cloudy a few bright or sunny spells are possible, especially in Wales and south-west England.

Southerly winds will bring warmer air than of late, especially in the south where temperatures may peak at 18 or 19C.

A weather map showing conditions for Monday at 3pm

Winds strengthening

After a breezy start to Monday, winds will strengthen once again during the day, with widespread gusts of 30-40mph and 50mph gusts likely in many coastal areas.

It will turn even windier overnight as the area of low pressure passes close to Northern Ireland and north-west Scotland with gusts peaking on Tuesday.

A Met Office yellow warning covers almost the entirety of Scotland - apart from Shetland - extending into the north coast of Northern Ireland and the far north of Northern England.

A map showing the area covered by the Met Office yellow warning for wind

Widespread gusts of 50-60mph are expected, with the possibility of speeds exceeding 70mph around some exposed coasts.

The Met Office warning suggests that there is a low risk of significant impacts, with the chance of travel disruption, power cuts, damage to buildings and some flying debris.

While this weather system is not expected to be as severe as Storm Boelo, its impacts could be magnified coming so soon after the previous storm.

Calmer from midweek

High pressure will build close to the UK from midweek onwards meaning the weather should gradually calm down.

Showers will continue on Wednesday but most places are expected to be dry by the end of the day.

Under light winds on Thursday morning, mist and fog could cause some travel disruption across some parts of the country. This should largely clear to leave a dry day with sunny spells.

A weather front could bring rain back into western parts on Friday but high pressure is then expected to rebuild with most computer weather models suggesting a drier and calmer spell is likely to develop over the weekend and into next week.

Original source Storm Boelo clears but more wind and rain bears down on UK

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