It has issued a yellow – be aware – weather alert for south west Wales for Saturday, with the rotten weather sweeping in from Friday.
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The warnings are given a colour depending on a combination of both the likelihood of the event happening and the impact the conditions may have.It’s now yellow – which is above green but below orange and red.
The Met Office chief forecaster’s assessment said: “A vigorous area of low pressure is expected to track eastwards cross the northern half of the United Kingdom on Saturday”.
The chief forecaster said: “An area of low pressure developing to the southwest of the United Kingdom is expected to intensify into an unseasonably intense feature over the next 24-36 hours as it slowly moves northeast”.
This could lead to instances of spray and wave over-topping of flood defences around the coasts of Wales.
Unseasonably strong winds are predicted to arrive in Lincolnshire on Saturday, bringing the possibility of heavy showers and high tides.
Gusts of around 60mph are expected along exposed coastlines with the South West and South East forecast to be worst affected.
He said: “As we approach the end of the week and move into the weekend, the jet stream will allow for the development of an area of low pressure to move into the United Kingdom from the southwest”.
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Unseasonably strong winds – accompanied by heavy showers – are also expected to move across the country tomorrow.
