Met Office issues two weather warnings with more wind and rain on the way to East Yorkshire

The forecast radar for the early hours of Monday, January 27
-Credit:Met Office


Hot on the heels of Storm Éowyn, another "brief spell of very strong winds" has been forecast along with heavy rainfall.

The Met Office has issued yellow-level weather warnings for both wind and rain with gusts of 55-65mph possible, potentially "up to 80mph, particularly near coasts" along with heavy rainfall later on this evening and early on Monday. Around 10-20mm of rain is expected "quite widely", perhaps up to 50mm on higher ground.

The wind warning, which covers all of East Yorkshire, will come into force at 10pm tonight and last until 6am on Monday, while the rain warning, which covers most of our region including Hull and Beverley, is now in force until 6am on Monday.

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The Met Office warning for rain says that a "spell of heavy rain may develop and affect parts of England and Wales on Sunday evening, clearing early Monday and should this be the case a few places may see as much as 80mm of rain in total."

Meanwhile, the wind alert says: "A brief (in any one location) spell of very strong winds is possible overnight Sunday into Monday, moving northeastwards across parts of the highlighted region. Gusts of 55-65 mph are possible, should this spell develop, with a very small chance of localised gusts of up to 80 mph, particularly near coasts.

"Confidence remains very low with regards to the track of this development, if it occurs. The strongest winds will probably only affect a narrow swathe somewhere within the broader warning area."

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Any overnight rain and strong winds are forecast to clear quickly on Monday with brighter spells following. However, winds are expected to strengthen again later on. Temperatures are expected to peak at around 8C.

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