Met Office issue yellow warning for strong wind in area around Milton Keynes

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for strong winds in Milton Keynes and across southern England.

The warning is in place from 8pm tomorrow (14/09) through to 6pm on Monday (15/09), with the warning intended to highlight that strong and gusty winds are likely to cause some disruption to travel and interruptions to power.

Strong winds are forecast as the weather shifts in the UK, with the hot temperatures of a largely very dry summer giving way to more wet and windy conditions in recent weeks.

Conditions highlighted by the Met Office include the likelihood that there is a likelihood of some delays to road, rail, air and ferry transport, potential for conditions to affect some bus and train services, with some journeys taking longer, and a likelihood of delays for high-sided vehicles on exposed routes and bridges likely.

Some short term loss of power and other services is possible, while it’s likely that some coastal routes, sea fronts and coastal communities will be affected by spray and/or large waves.

So far, the Met Office has opted not to upgrade the cell of strong winds into a full storm, which would’ve seen any storm system named Storm Amy as per the naming convention for storms.

Forecasts from the Met Office hints that wind will build in speed on Sunday, in tandem with a period of rain, before peaking in intensity on Monday afternoon.