UK weather maps (Image: Getty Images/Met Office)
Brits are likely to face a with the Met Office issuing several yellow, amber and red warnings for various parts of the country.
The ’s warning chart from Friday to Sunday shows a number of alerts floating around the country. The unsettled weather conditions may bring more chaos as roads, bridges and railway lines may be closed, sparking delays and cancellations to bus, train, ferry services and flights.
And it doesn’t end here. The forecaster has even urged people to “change plans” after issuing a rare weather warning.
Chief Forecaster, Jason Kelly, said: “The worst impacts from Darragh will be felt as we go through the early hours of tomorrow morning and throughout Saturday with, in addition to the broad yellow warning, red and amber wind warnings in place from 1 am tomorrow.
“In the red warning area, we could see wind gusts of up to 90 miles per hour along the coasts of west and south Wales as well as funnelling through the Bristol Channel, with some very large waves on exposed beaches.
Maps show whole of the country battered by rain and snow (Image: WXCharts)
“Although there is a lower likelihood of impacts outside of the red and amber warning areas this doesn’t mean you won’t see them.
“We are likely to see impacts across the whole of the country and people should keep an eye on the latest forecast details and prepare for the bad weather, especially if planning to be out and about on Saturday. Some areas are likely to have a relatively quiet start to Saturday, weather-wise, but winds will quickly increase from the west through the day”.
Dale Hipkiss, Duty Manager at National Highways, said: “If you’re planning to drive over the next few days, prepare in advance for the journey and take extra care on the roads.
“If weather conditions become challenging, adjust your driving behaviour to manage the conditions as safely as possible. It’s also a good idea for drivers to check their vehicles, such as tyres, coolant and oil levels, before heading out to reduce the risk of breakdowns.”
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Some parts of the country are likely to be battered by heavy snow, maps show. (Image: WXcharts)
Areas affected
Saturday:
Amber warning of wind (1pm to 9pm): Potentially damaging winds associated with Storm Darragh
North West England
- Blackpool
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Cumbria
- Halton
- Lancashire
- Merseyside
Northern Ireland
- County Antrim
- County Armagh
- County Down
- County Fermanagh
- County Londonderry
- County Tyrone
SW Scotland, Lothian Borders
- Dumfries and Galloway
South West England
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Bristol
- Cornwall
- Devon
- Dorset
- Isles of Scilly
- North Somerset
- Plymouth
- Somerset
- South Gloucestershire
- Torbay
Strathclyde
- South Ayrshire
Wales
- Blaenau Gwent
- Bridgend
- Caerphilly
- Cardiff
- Carmarthenshire
- Ceredigion
- Conwy
- Denbighshire
- Flintshire
- Gwynedd
- Isle of Anglesey
- Merthyr Tydfil
- Monmouthshire
- Neath Port Talbot
- Newport
- Pembrokeshire
- Powys
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
- Swansea
- Torfaen
- Vale of Glamorgan
- Wrexham
Amber warning of Rain (3pm to 6pm): Heavy rain from Storm Darragh is likely to lead to disruption to transport and infrastructure
Wales
- Blaenau Gwent
- Bridgend
- Caerphilly
- Cardiff
- Carmarthenshire
- Merthyr Tydfil
- Monmouthshire
- Neath Port Talbot
- Newport
- Powys
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
- Swansea
- Torfaen
- Vale of Glamorgan
The weather warnings in place on Saturday (Image: MET OFFICE)
Red warning of wind (3pm to 11pm): Damaging winds associated with Storm Darragh are expected to cause significant disruption
South West England
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Bristol
- Devon
- North Somerset
- Somerset
- South Gloucestershire
Wales
- Bridgend
- Cardiff
- Carmarthenshire
- Ceredigion
- Conwy
- Gwynedd
- Isle of Anglesey
- Monmouthshire
- Neath Port Talbot
- Newport
- Pembrokeshire
- Swansea
- Vale of Glamorgan
The area covered by the red warning (Image: MET OFFICE)
Sunday
Yellow warning of wind (6am tomorrow to 6am Sunday): Strong winds associated with Storm Darragh likely leading to some disruption and damage.
Central, Tayside & Fife
- Angus
- Dundee
- Fife
- Perth and Kinross
Grampian
- Aberdeen
- Aberdeenshire
- Moray
North East England
- Darlington
- Durham
- Gateshead
- Hartlepool
- Middlesbrough
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- North Tyneside
- Northumberland
- Redcar and Cleveland
- South Tyneside
- Stockton-on-Tees
- Sunderland
SW Scotland, Lothian Borders
- East Lothian
- Midlothian Council
- Scottish Borders
Yorkshire & Humber
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- North Yorkshire
- York