Storm Georgina MAP: Path of storm as it hits UK - where will it hit Britain today?
STORM Georgina blasted across Ireland and towards Scotland overnight, bringing up to 80mph winds and lashing rain. But where is the storm now?
The aftermath of the storm will be felt today in the northern fringes of Britain with yellow warnings for wind and rain in parts of the UK.
Storm Georgina hit Scotland overnight and was forecast to bring as much as one to two inches of rain to the North of England early today.
A band of rain will move southeast across England and Wales today before clearing later. The Met Office warning for rain continues until 11am in north-east and north-west England and Yorkshire.
Met Office meteorologist Aidan McGivern said: “It’s going to be a gusty day, the focus this morning will be on Scotland where the most persistent rain has cleared through but the winds have really picked up through the night, 60 perhaps more than 70mph gusts in exposed locations, in western Scotland through to the north of Scotland.
“There will be frequent showers, snow over the hills, some sunshine away from the showers and some sunshine emerging for northern England and parts of wales but the rain overnight.
“As much as 1 to 2 inches, the rainfall could cause issues first thing so yellow warnings in force for wind and for rain.”
The Met Office has issued a yellow warning of wind for northern Scotland and Northern Ireland, which expires at 2pm today.
Northern and western parts of the Highlands and the Hebrides will be battered by the strongest winds as wind speeds of up to 80mph are expected and gusts of between 50 and 60mph are forecast more widely across the warning area.
Good morning UK! Angie here today for weather questions. A band of rain with gusty winds moving SE across England & Wales, clearing later. Early rain & strong winds for N Scotland, with sunshine & heavy showers later. #stormgeorgina over Ireland. Forecast: https://t.co/lvmvtqQWBN pic.twitter.com/Y1ilmrBDEx
— Met Office (@metoffice) January 24, 2018
A band of intense rainfall which had plagued northern England overnight and into the morning rush hour will move into the south-east of the country later today.
Mr McGivern said: “The wettest weather will move into south east parts of the UK, by Wednesday afternoon, a narrow band of intense rainfall as well as gusts of 50 to 60 mph for a time.
“But once that clears through, well sunshine replaces the cloud and the rain and it will be a lot brighter in places.”
East Anglia and the south-east will experience the wettest and most blustery weather later today.
Storm Georgina will move away from the country from midday today and will be located out at sea by 3pm. However the low pressure system the storm brought in will continue.
Through Thursday, a band of showers will continue to rotate around and western parts of the country will experience sunshine and blustery showers, whereas the eastern side of the country will enjoy more prolonged periods of sunshine in comparison to Wednesday.