The Met Office has issued new 18-hour weather warnings for the Easter bank holiday weekend, with power cuts possible in 31 UK areas. Storm Dave is on its way to wreck havoc with wind gusts of 90mph possible.
A rapidly deepening area of low pressure will bring a spell of very strong winds late on Saturday and into Easter Sunday morning which could spell travel chaos. Widespread gusts of 60-70mph are likely, these winds have a slight likelihood to intensify to 80-90mph in exposed areas. A wind yellow weather warning for Dumfries, Galloway, Lothian and Scottish borders comes into force at 6pm on Saturday and will remain in place until 12pm on Sunday.
Central, Tayside & FifeAs a result of the weather warning power cuts may occur, with the potential to affect other services, such as mobile phone coverage. Large waves may also lead to some dangerous conditions around windward coasts and injuries caused by flying debris are possible.
A snow yellow weather warning is in place for northwest Scotland in association with Storm Dave. Spanning 12 hours the warning comes into place at 3pm on Saturday until 3am on Sunday.
Northern Ireland is also under a yellow wind warning, in effect from 2pm on Saturday until 2am on Sunday. The North east, North west, North Wales and parts of Yorkshire and the Humber will see a yellow wind warning come into place at 5pm on Saturday which will remain until 7am on Sunday.
"Deputy Chief Forecaster, Tom Crabtree, said: "Storm Dave will form and rapidly deepen on Saturday as it approaches the UK from the west.
"By Saturday afternoon winds will strengthen significantly, with gusts of 60-70mph expected at times across parts of Scotland with the potential for gusts of 80-90mph in exposed coastal locations in Scotland. Gusts of 50-60mph are likely more widely in northern Britain."
Storm Dave is the next name on the 2025-26 Met Office storm list, following Storm Chandra.
