Storm Eowyn has brought strong winds to Lancashire, with gusts expected to reach up to 80mph, particularly in coastal areas. The Met Office has issued an amber weather warning for the region, valid from 6am to 9pm today (Friday, January 24).
Storm Eowyn has brought strong winds to Lancashire , as the Met Office issues an amber weather warning .
The gusts are to reach highs of 80mph in the county and will be particularly bad in coastal areas. The Met Office explains: "Storm Éowyn will move across the northwest of the UK on Friday, clearing to the northeast on Friday night. "This will bring a spell of very strong west to southwesterly winds, with peak gusts of 60-70 mph fairly widely inland, 70-80 mph in some areas, and 80-90 mph along more exposed coasts and hills .
"It should be noted that there may be a slight reduction in wind strength for a time as the centre of Storm Éowyn passes overhead, this most likely in parts of Northern Ireland and western Scotland, before winds rapidly increase again. Winds will gradually ease later on Friday." As the warning is in place from 6am until 9pm today , we've put together an hour-by-hour forecast of what Lancashire areas can expect today:11am - Sunny intervals, Wind gust 68mph2pm - Sunny, Wind gust 62mph5pm - Clear night, Wind gust 46mph8pm - Partly cloudy, Wind gust 36mph10am - Sunny intervals, Wind gust 68mph1pm - Sunny, Wind gust 68mph5pm - Clear night, Wind gust 47mph8pm - Partly cloudy, Wind gust 35mph10am - Sunny intervals, Wind gust 80mph2pm - Sunny, Wind gust 69mph6pm - Clear...
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