You might want to tie down the garden furniture because a summer storm with strong winds is about to land in the UK.
Storm Floris, the first rough weather front of the summer, has appeared in weather radars as it makes its way towards the British Isles.
The Met Office named the storm, which is expected to hit on Monday with 85mph gusts, as it issued two yellow weather warnings.
The worst of the weather is set to land in north of England, Scotland, north Wales and Northern Ireland next week, where buildings could be damaged and flying debris is a risk, the forecaster warned.
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Read on for more details about where the summer storm will touchdown next week.
Where will Storm Floris hit?
Storm Floris will bring ‘unseasonably strong and potentially disruptive winds’ through Monday and into early Tuesday, the Met Office said.
The yellow weather warning is in force from 6am on Monday, August 4, until 6am on Tuesday.
Matthew Lehnert, a chief meteorologist at the Met Office, said: ‘Across the warning area, many inland areas are likely to see gusts of 40-50mph, with 60-70mph more likely at higher elevations and around exposed coasts in Scotland. There is a small chance that some locations here could even record gusts of 85mph.’
Winds of this scale mean venturing out at the height of the storm could be dangerous due to flying debris in some areas.
People in the yellow weather warning area might want to prepare for power cuts and check in on vulnerable loved ones, as outages could have a knock-on effect on mobile phone coverage
Some roads and bridges, especially those in exposed areas, might have to close as the storm sweeps.
Road, rail, air and ferry journeys could also see longer journeys and cancellations.
The UK has seen a long stretch of sunny weather in recent weeks.
However, storms are not as uncommon in the summer as you might think – there was Storm Lilian in August last year, Antoni and Betty in August 2023, and storms Ellen and Francis in August 2020.
Storm Floris is the sixth named storm of the 2024/25 season after the destruction from Storm Éowyn in January, when red warnings were issued and at least two people died.
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