BBC Breakfast issues weather warnings as Storm Amy hits UK
Weather warnings were issued during Saturday's instalment of BBC Breakfast, as Storm Amy continued to wreck havoc in various areas across the UK.
Charlie Stayt and Naga Munchetty were on-hand to give BBC viewers all of the latest updates, with weather presenter Simon King joining them to share details of new weather warnings and forecasts.
"Many people waking up this morning to scenes like we just saw there. Debris on the ground. There is still this amber warning from The Met Office which is valid until nine o'clock this evening," Simon announced as he kicked off another weather segment.
He went on to share details of Storm Amy and outlined what people across the UK can expect to experience throughout the day.
Simon continued: "This is Storm Amy. It's tracking to the north east, pushing towards Scandinavia to the closeness of the area of low pressure across northern Scotland, where you'll see the strongest winds.
"But for all of us, lots of isobars on the chart. So, it is going to be a really windy day for all of us. There's continuing threat of some damaging winds, heavy rain and showers moving southward, so more disruption is likely as we go through the day, right across the UK."
He went on to predict showers across Northern Ireland and Scotland, with rain then heading to northern parts of England later in the day.
Simon revealed that strong winds will take hold of the entirety of the UK, warning people to expect gusts of up to 65mph as Storm Amy continues.
"Temperatures today about 13 - 15 degrees. It'll feel cooler compared to recent days. Tonight, still some showers moving through," he added, predicting further strong winds on Sunday and overnight temperatures of around eight degrees.
An amber warning for wind came into effect on Friday (3 October) evening for northern and western parts of Scotland, remaining until 9am on Saturday (4 October) morning.
Amber warnings are put in place when there is a strong possibility of people being impacted by bad weather, with disruptions, power cuts and road closures usually predicted.
So far, Storm Amy has led to the cancellation of events and travel disruption in parts of England, most notably the south-east.
Yellow weather warnings have been issued by the Met Office for various places, meaning the expected consequences are minor but people should still be mindful when heading out.
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