
09/16/2025
Yellow wind warning for England and Wales
The Met Office warning covers all of Wales and most of England - away from the far north - and is valid until 1800 on Monday.
Wind gusts of 45-55mph (72-89km/h) will continue to affect many inland areas with gusts of 60-70mph (97-113km/h) likely around exposed coasts and over hills. There is a risk of disruption on the roads and at airports, while Network Rail, external is warning of possible delays on railways.
Large waves are expected around the coasts and some power cuts are possible.
The weather is expected to calm down during Monday evening as the strongest winds begin to ease.
Heavy rain also features with downpours across many northern and western parts of the UK. Some media reports, as well as posts on social media, are suggesting that this is Storm Amy - the first named storm of the UK season.
That is not the case.
The Met Office names storms in conjunction with the Irish and Dutch weather services based on how significant the impacts are forecast to be.
A storm is typically named if it is expected to be bad enough to warrant an amber or red weather warning, and that looks very unlikely this time.
When this area of low pressure first appeared on weather charts several days ago it did seem possible that it could be strong enough to be named.
However, as the forecast became firmer it looked less and less likely that there would be significant impacts.
Storm Amy is going to keep us waiting a while longer.
Will there be a September storm?
The UK had its hottest summer on record but there is no doubt that the start of meteorological autumn has brought a big change.
The jet stream has dropped southwards sending wind and rain-bearing weather systems on a beeline for our shores.
That has made it a wet September so far, especially in southern and western parts of the country where some places have already recorded more than their average rainfall for the whole month.
However, there is no suggestion that hosepipe bans and water restrictions will be lifted yet.