Winter Weather Over By Easter?

Brits can expect gale force winds and snow during Bank Holiday weekend.

11:28 31 March 2015

The UK can expect a week of turbulent weather during Bank Holiday weekend. The torrential rain and gale-force winds that started last weekend are expected to continue until Easter Sunday. 

 

Yellow severe weather warning has been issued by the Met Office over the vast majority of England, Wales, and Northern Ireland today. 

 

Met Office forecaster Charles Powell said that a band of heavy rain will affect the West today. 

 

"It will hit southern areas in the mid afternoon. We will see winds picking up again with gales quite widespread across much of the UK.” 

 

Met Office Dan Williams spokesman added: "It’s going to be pretty windy tonight into tomorrow. We have a yellow weather warning out - that’s the lowest level of warning. We are expecting winds in the region of 50-60mph fairly widely with some spots up to 60-70 most likely in Bristol Channel and north western parts of England."

 

Addressing reports that an Atlantic storm will hit the UK in the next few days, Mr Williams explained: “We would call it a low pressure system. There is no scientific definition for what an Atlantic Storm is, but the wind is not really powerful enough to be called an Atlantic storm."