Bronagh brings second battering in just days
THE second named storm of the season is set to hit the UK just days after Storm Ali battered the UK with winds of more than 90mph.
The Met Office confirmed Storm Bronagh would bring heavy rain and strong winds to Wales and England last night and today.
There are yellow warnings in place for wind and rain over most parts of Wales.
Up to 100mm of rain is forecast to fall across high ground in Wales.
It came a day after Storm Ali hit the UK with winds of up to 90mph.
The new weather system moving in from the Atlantic has prompted a warning of possible flooding and further travel disruption.
While Northern Ireland and Scotland bore the brunt of the blustery conditions on Wednesday, the latest weather front was expected to bring downpours and gusts – albeit not as strong – to Wales and much of England.
A yellow weather warning for rain across Wales was in place for most of yesterday.
Met Office chief meteorologist Paul Gundersen said: “Although the strongest winds are expected to occur as Storm Bronagh moves offshore into the North Sea, there is a low likelihood of damaging winds in places... with possible impacts to people travelling in Wales and England.”
The unsettled weather is due to last the rest of the week and is caused by a jet stream from Canada, the Met Office said.
A spokesman said: “By Tuesday, we should see some settled weather arrive across the UK as we move onto the southern side of the jet stream.”
A weather warning is in place from 9am Sunday until 9am Monday, covering the whole of Wales.
Detail on the warning is not as clear, but the Met Office has said there is the potential for a deep area of low pressure to develop and track over the UK bringing a spell of very strong winds and heavy rain.
A spokesman said: “At this stage developments are very uncertain but there is a small chance of disruptive winds developing with parts of Wales and England currently looking most at risk.
“Any strong winds should gradually clear eastwards early on Monday with more settled conditions looking likely to follow next week.”