Stoke-on-Trent braced for 44mph winds and hours of heavy rain in weekend soaking

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Meteorologists are predicting the North Staffordshire weekend weather will end in strong winds and heavy rain - in what represents a fresh battering. Meanwhile parts of the UK are under a wind warning on Sunday with gusts exceeding 60mph in 'exposed areas'.

In North Staffordshire Sunday will see gusts of around 44mph in the Potteries - with Saturday bringing with it some cold conditions. The winter-like blast comes just a week after thunder, lightning and heavy rain wreaked havoc across the area - with flooded roads and power cuts affecting hundreds of homes.

In response to the expected conditions in the UK, the Met Office has issued a yellow warning for wind in the south west and the coast of Wales, which will run from 9am on Sunday until 11.59pm that night.

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Dan Holley, deputy chief meteorologist for the Met Office, has warned more alerts may be issued.

He said: "After a drier interlude for many on Friday, Saturday and early Sunday, attention shifts to a deep area of low pressure to the southwest which will bring rain and strong winds to parts of the UK, potentially impactful for some. A yellow warning for wind has been issued for much of Sunday across portions of southwest England and south and west Wales, where gusts could reach or even exceed 60 mph on exposed coasts, and 50-55 mph more widely. This system will gradually track eastwards through Sunday and into Monday and will bring another spell of wet weather fairly widely across the UK. We’re continuing to monitor the rainfall with this system, as rain falling on saturated ground in flood-hit areas has the potential to cause further impacts. Stay up to date with the latest forecast as further warnings could be issued in the coming days.”

Weekend forecast for Stoke-on-Trent

Today will be dry with highs of around 13C this afternoon - but it won't feel warmer than around 10C. Overnight and temperatures will nosedive and will be 3C by 7am - which will feel more like 2C in what represents the coldest spell since the summer.

Saturday will bringing sunshine and highs of 13C by the afternoon - but again those temperatures will drop overnight into Sunday. It's Sunday which will bring contrasting conditions with heavy rain set to move in from around 4pm and temperatures only getting to 12C, but not feeling any warmer than around 9C. Wind gusts, which will only get up to 19mph on Saturday, will get stronger as the day goes on before reaching around 44mph by 7pm.

Rain will continue into Monday morning on a day where it will get up to roughly 13C and winds will still be strong with gusts of upto 39mph expected.

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