Bolton has been hit with a weather warning as Storm Debi hits the UK.
The yellow warning for wind, the lowest level of alert, will be in place from 4am until 6pm for Manchester.
According to the Met Office this means that strong winds are to be expected, which could bring about some power cuts, transport services being affected, and injuries and danger to life from flying debris are possible.
The wind is anticipated to gradually increase in Bolton throughout the morning, starting off at 28mph, and reaching as high as 52mph by 3pm today.
Strong winds will ease overnight though showers, some heavy at times, are predicted.
Take a look at the hour by hour forecast below:
8am – 10° Heavy rain with wind gusts of 28mph
9am – 11° Sunny intervals with wind gusts of 32mph
10am – 10° Overcast with wind gusts of 36mph
11am – 10° Overcast with wind gusts of 40mph
12pm – 10° Overcast with wind gusts of 45mph
1pm – 11° Overcast with wind gusts of 49mph
2pm – 11° Light rain with wind gusts of 51mph
3pm – 11° Light rain with wind gusts of 52mph
4pm – 11° Light rain with wind gusts of 48mph
5pm – 11° Light rain with wind gusts of 41mph
6pm – 11° Light shower with wind gusts of 39mph
7pm – 10° Heavy shower with wind gusts of 35mph
8pm – 11° Heavy rain with wind gusts of 33mph
9pm – 10° Heavy shower with wind gusts of 32mph
10pm - 10° Light shower with wind gusts of 32mph
11pm - 10° Light rain with wind gusts of 29mph
#StormDebi has been named by @MetEireann and is forecast to bring strong and potentially disruptive winds to the UK on Monday, in addition to heavy rain
— Met Office (@metoffice) November 12, 2023
Stay #WeatherAware ⚠️ pic.twitter.com/lpdZ8FkspK
Chief meteorologist Matthew Lehnert said: “Storm Debi has developed rapidly overnight and will bring impacts across parts of the UK today.”
Weather warnings have been issued for large parts of the UK, including an amber warning for some parts of the country, as the storm is forecast to sweep across Ireland before reaching northern England and parts of Wales on Monday.
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