Weather warning: 115mph gale force winds set to rock Britain

Stormy weather is due to hit northern parts of the UK this weekend.

16:39 07 January 2015

Northern Scotland is expected to be battered by gale force winds of up to 115mph this weekend as a 230mph jet stream surges in from the Atlantic.

The Met office has issued amber “be prepared” warnings for Thursday and Friday amid prediction that two areas of low pressure will bring more extreme weather.

Experts said that sustained winds of up to 80mph could be expected in northern and western Scotland on Friday sparking fears that it could tear down trees and wreak havoc to travel and power lines. Northern England could also see gusts of up to 60 and 70 mph throughout the day.

A spokesperson for the Met Office said that cooler, clearer weather conditions can be expected by Saturday. The weather representative said: “It’s not as intense as first one but still enough to give us gusts of 80-90 mph in northern Scotland. Further south we will see gusts of between 60 and 70mph and up to 50 mph sustained speeds.

“It’s a wet and windy end to the week and obviously the first night for northern Scotland could very easily see damaging wind speeds.”