Storm Floris is set to batter parts of the UK on Monday with unseasonably strong winds, forecasters have warned.
The Met Office has issued a yellow warning for wind covering northern areas of the country from 6am Monday to 6am Tuesday, as the latest named storm of 2025 moves in.
Forecasters say the storm will bring “unusually windy weather” for this time of year, with gusts of 40 to 50mph expected in many inland areas. Stronger winds of up to 70mph are possible along exposed coasts and high ground — and gusts could reach 85mph along parts of the Scottish coastline and hills.
The Met Office said the strongest winds will most likely hit Scotland on Monday afternoon and into the night, though there is still some uncertainty over the storm’s exact path and intensity.
“There remains some uncertainty in the depth and track of Floris,” the Met Office said in its latest update.
“Winds will first ease in the west during later Monday but remaining very strong overnight until early Tuesday in the east. Heavy rain may also contribute to the disruption in places.”
The warning zone includes Scotland, parts of Northern Ireland, north Wales and the north of England, where travel disruption, power cuts and damage to buildings and trees are possible.
London is not expected to be badly affected by Storm Floris, with the strongest winds forecast to hit northern parts of the UK.
In the capital, Sunday will be mostly dry and cloudy in the morning, with a band of showery rain sweeping through from the north-west in the afternoon. It will turn dry and clear for a time overnight, before Monday becomes increasingly windy as another band of rain moves in from the west through the afternoon.
Tuesday is expected to be largely dry and less windy, with a good deal of sunshine across the capital.
