The Met Office has issued a further weather warning – this time for thunderstorms – as Storm Antoni hits the UK.
Forecasters issued an amber warning with the potential for damaging gusts of wind to some south-western areas of bothThat followed a yellow warning for ‘unseasonably windy weather’ to southern parts of the UK between 8am and 8pm. There is also a yellow warning until 11am for unseasonably wet and windy conditions which may lead to some disruption in Northern Ireland.
An amber warning means there is an increased likelihood of impacts from severe weather and people should consider changing plans and taking action to protect themselves and their property. Chief meteorologist Steve Willington said the storm, which is the first to be named by the Met Office this season, will bring ‘potentially disruptive’ weather as it moves from west to east.
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