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Windy weather warning for Scotland and parts of England Windy weather warning for Scotland and parts of England
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The UK is likely to be hit by strong winds across much of the country, the BBC Weather Centre has warned.The UK is likely to be hit by strong winds across much of the country, the BBC Weather Centre has warned.
BBC meteorologist Susan Powell said the winds are set to take hold in much of the UK on Thursday and are likely to be strongest in Scotland. BBC meteorologist Susan Powell said a deep area of low pressured centred to the north of Scotland will bring "very challenging conditions".
She said gusts of more than 80mph will hit Scotland's lowlands, with northern England seeing winds of up to 50mph and southern England also affected. She said the strongest of the winds would affect Scotland, particularly central and southern areas, with gusts possibly over 90mph in some areas.
BBC Weather warns travelling may be hazardous in these conditions. Travel is likely to be disrupted and structural damage is possible.
The Met Office has issued a red weather warning for winds across central and southern Scotland, which means severe conditions are expected. The Met Office has issued a red warning for wind in Scotland, indicating that significant impact from the weather is expected.
Forecasters say the central lowlands in Scotland are set to be hit by strong wings on Thursday in the latter part of the afternoon and early evening. Heavy snow turning to heavy rain is likely to cause problems for road users even before stormy conditions take hold.
Snow in higher parts of Scotland is also likely to make conditions wet, with up to 30mm of it likely to melt.Snow in higher parts of Scotland is also likely to make conditions wet, with up to 30mm of it likely to melt.
In addition to melting snow, up to 50mm of rain is expected in parts of Scotland.In addition to melting snow, up to 50mm of rain is expected in parts of Scotland.
Strong gusts of winds combined with the wet weather and melting snow is likely to make conditions particularly difficult in that part of the UK. Conditions will be wet and windy for the rest of the UK on Thursday.
Low pressure Northern Ireland and northern England are likely to be hit by widespread gales, with areas to the east of the Pennines seeing some of the strongest gusts.
High winds are likely to be felt across northern England in the late afternoon and early evening, with the strongest gusts likely to be to the east of the Pennines. Ms Powell said that, where the remainder of England and Wales were concerned, the strongest winds will coincide with a band of heavy rain sweeping south.
The windy weather is also set to take hold in parts of southern England and Wales. The meteorologist said the Midlands and Wales potentially faced gusts of 50mph during the afternoon.
Ms Powell said: "Thursday will be a windy day right across the UK. There will also be showers and potentially debris moving around, such as branches falling, so very poor travelling conditions. Southern and eastern England would face winds of this magnitude in the evening.
"Thursday will be a windy day right across the UK," said Ms Powell.
She added: "There will also be showers and potentially debris moving around, such as branches falling, so very poor travelling conditions.
"There will be very difficult conditions - particularly for high-sided vehicles.""There will be very difficult conditions - particularly for high-sided vehicles."
She said the strong winds will be caused by a very deep area of low pressure.