Wet and windy weekend continues as Storm Fergus sweeps UK and Ireland | UK News

Heavy rain and gusty winds are set to continue throughout the weekend and into early next week as the second named storm of the weekend sweeps the UK.

The Met Office put a number of weather warnings in place for this weekend as Storm Elin brought strong winds and heavy rain across parts of the UK and Ireland on Saturday.

But Storm Fergus is set to reintroduce some gusty winds and heavy rainfall in western areas of the UK, but with the most impactful winds hitting the Republic of Ireland.

A yellow rain warning covering an area stretching from Carlisle to Sheffield was in place until 3am on Sunday morning, with as much as 30mm of rain falling on already saturated ground.

There aren’t currently any weather warnings in place in the UK for today, but Met Eireann, the Irish meteorological service, named Storm Fergus and said the heaviest rain is set to hit on Sunday evening.

Storm Fergus will sweep eastwards producing 20 to 30mm of rain, along with a risk of hail and thunder, the Met Office said, with the strongest winds likely to hit south Wales and areas around the Bristol Channel.

Met Office forecaster Simon Partridge said: ‘Strong winds will hit the south west of the Republic of Ireland before the storm makes its way further east tomorrow evening.

‘There will be some further spells of heavy rain, particularly in Wales and the north of England.

‘There could be strong localised gales, especially in south Wales. There’s a chance we’ll issue a weather warning, but we’re still monitoring.

‘We’ll hopefully see a dryer and more settled second half to next week.’

The bad weather could cause delays to road, rail, air and ferry transport, and coastal routes, sea fronts and coastal communities may be affected by spray and large waves, the forecaster said.

On Saturday, Storm Elin brought strong winds and heavy downpours to parts of the UK and Ireland, with 38 flood warnings in place for England.

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