GALE FORCE
Exact date fierce winds from ex-Hurricane Fiona will ease as Brits are lashed with cold, wet & blustery storm leftovers
BRITS may have to battle through fierce winds today along with the cold and rain as the UK gets lashed from the remains of former Hurricane Fiona.
To make matters worse, the Environment Agency currently has six flood alerts in place, mainly along parts of the East coast stretching from the Humber estuary to the Norfolk and Essex coastlines.
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The situation though should start to ease on Tuesday, according to the Met Office.
Monday though will see high winds as well as cold and wet conditions as Britain gets battered from the cyclone over the US.
The Met Office said: "It will feel quite a bit colder this week.
"Drivers may need to scrape their cars of frost on some mornings.
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"Temperatures will be below average but it is pretty typical autumn fare.
"But it will be a shock to the system after the summer we've had."
And forecasters said "gale force winds" of up to 50mph are expected to batter Northern Scotland.
Monday will see highs of 15C in London, 16C in Cardiff, 11C in Inverness and 13C in Belfast.
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Met Office spokesperson Stephen Dixon, Met Office said: “Monday will see early rain in the south is clearing early on, leaving behind a largely cloudy day for most, with a continued chance of sporadic shower.
“The most frequent of these showers are likely on eastern coastal areas. Later this evening, some showers are expected to develop in Northern Ireland and North Wales, although the majority of these will be short-lived in nature.”
It will mostly be a clear start to the night in much of England, cloudier elsewhere.
Showers and rain from the daytime will linger into the night, especially in Scotland and parts of Wales.
Southern England will remain mostly dry. The wind will mostly subside, with the exception of some moderate coastal winds.
Those strong winds are expected to calm down on Tuesday which will see a mixture of sunshine and showers, which will be heaviest in northeast Scotland.
Those showers will be quite frequent in exposed areas to the northwest.
Although the winds will be easing it is still predicted to remain chilly.
Tuesday will see highs of around 13C for much of the UK, with nights expected to drop to 6C for many - though it could be colder.
Mr Dixon said: “Tuesday will see some more persistent rain in the north of Scotland and sporadic showers elsewhere with a fair amount of cloud around.
“Later in the day, a band of rain will be moving in from the southwest. Parts of Cornwall could see up to 20mm of rain in a six-hour period from late tomorrow into the night.
“However, rain is expected to ease away into the English Channel in the early hours of Wednesday morning.”
Wednesday will be more settled with showers mostly in the eastern coastal regions along with Northern Ireland, western Wales and the south-west.
Winds will feel much lighter than on Tuesday.
Thursday looks to be mostly dry with a band of showers moving slowly westwards throughout the day.
The strongest of winds will be on the east coast, lighter wind further northwards.
Mr Dixon added: “Friday will see a more traditional autumnal weather pattern, with low pressure to the northwest likely to push a band of some heavier rain in from the west which will impact most areas of the UK.
“Winds will also pick up and there’s a good chance of some coastal gales, especially in the northwest but likely windy for much of the UK.
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“Much will depend on the exact positioning of the system as we move through the week, although areas to the northwest look most likely to get the strongest winds and heaviest rain.
“This is expected to pass through on Friday, leaving behind a showery regime for most in the weekend.”
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