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| Britons can pack away the suncream and get their brollies ready, as this weekend the country will see a return to wet and windy weather with fierce storms set to batter the west coast. | Britons can pack away the suncream and get their brollies ready, as this weekend the country will see a return to wet and windy weather with fierce storms set to batter the west coast. |
| Severe weather warnings are in place for Britain’s southern coasts on Saturday and rain is forecast for much of the country, marking the end of a heatwave that never quite happened. | Severe weather warnings are in place for Britain’s southern coasts on Saturday and rain is forecast for much of the country, marking the end of a heatwave that never quite happened. |
| London, the south-east, the south-west, the West Midlands, the east of England and Wales have all been given yellow warnings of unseasonably strong wind and heavy, blustery rain that will begin on Friday night and develop through Saturday. | London, the south-east, the south-west, the West Midlands, the east of England and Wales have all been given yellow warnings of unseasonably strong wind and heavy, blustery rain that will begin on Friday night and develop through Saturday. |
| Residents in coastal areas have been warned to prepare themselves for gales. In Cornwall, coastal residents and sailors have been warned to beware of a fierce Atlantic storm beginning on Friday night, which will see swells of almost 28ft battering the coastline. Magicseaweed, a surf forecasting service, said it would be the second largest August storm in almost a decade. Storms of a similar size are usually not seen during the summer months. | Residents in coastal areas have been warned to prepare themselves for gales. In Cornwall, coastal residents and sailors have been warned to beware of a fierce Atlantic storm beginning on Friday night, which will see swells of almost 28ft battering the coastline. Magicseaweed, a surf forecasting service, said it would be the second largest August storm in almost a decade. Storms of a similar size are usually not seen during the summer months. |
| Ben Freeston, a forecaster for Magicseaweed, said: “The offshore buoys in the storm’s path towards Cornwall are reading 27ft and we expect the storm swell to peak on Friday evening. Unfortunately it will coincide with large spring high tides meaning the full energy of the swell will hit our coastline.” | Ben Freeston, a forecaster for Magicseaweed, said: “The offshore buoys in the storm’s path towards Cornwall are reading 27ft and we expect the storm swell to peak on Friday evening. Unfortunately it will coincide with large spring high tides meaning the full energy of the swell will hit our coastline.” |
| The wet and windy weather began in the south-west on Friday morning, with a band of rain pushing eastwards and northwards across the country during the day. Some clearer spells may appear behind that, but a strong area of low pressure to the west will whip up strong winds. | The wet and windy weather began in the south-west on Friday morning, with a band of rain pushing eastwards and northwards across the country during the day. Some clearer spells may appear behind that, but a strong area of low pressure to the west will whip up strong winds. |
| Blustery, heavy showers will continue into Saturday, with longer spells of rain, as winds intensify in coastal areas. The Met Office is warning of gusts reaching up to 40-45mph inland and as high as 60mph in coastal areas. | Blustery, heavy showers will continue into Saturday, with longer spells of rain, as winds intensify in coastal areas. The Met Office is warning of gusts reaching up to 40-45mph inland and as high as 60mph in coastal areas. |
| Off #camping this weekend? Be prepared. Tips for camping in ‘bad weather’ from @UKScouting https://t.co/tSn74pfu82 pic.twitter.com/fSBmNB7xYX | Off #camping this weekend? Be prepared. Tips for camping in ‘bad weather’ from @UKScouting https://t.co/tSn74pfu82 pic.twitter.com/fSBmNB7xYX |
| “Please be aware that these may lead to disruption to transport, and in view of the time of the year there is increased potential for disruption to outdoor activities,” said a statement attached to the weather warning. | “Please be aware that these may lead to disruption to transport, and in view of the time of the year there is increased potential for disruption to outdoor activities,” said a statement attached to the weather warning. |
| According to a statement by the Met Office’s chief forecaster: “An area of low pressure developing to the south-west of the UK is expected to intensify into an unseasonably intense feature over the next 24 to 36 hours as it slowly moves north east. | According to a statement by the Met Office’s chief forecaster: “An area of low pressure developing to the south-west of the UK is expected to intensify into an unseasonably intense feature over the next 24 to 36 hours as it slowly moves north east. |
| “Strengthening winds on its southern flank are likely to move into south-western areas on Friday, but the peak in wind strength will be across south-west England and south Wales at first on Saturday, spreading along the south coast of England through the course of the day.” | “Strengthening winds on its southern flank are likely to move into south-western areas on Friday, but the peak in wind strength will be across south-west England and south Wales at first on Saturday, spreading along the south coast of England through the course of the day.” |