Storm Amy Brings Yellow Warnings For 70MPH Winds & Rain Across Ayrshire

The Metoffice has issued yellow warnings for wind & Rain on Friday & Saturday as Storm Amy prepares to hit Ayrshire.

The Metoffice has warned that winds could hit 70MPH on exposed coastal areas for a time on Friday night.

The warnings issued for all areas of Ayrshire are:

Yellow Warning for Wind valid between 18:00 Friday & 23:59 Saturday

“Storm Amy is expected to bring a spell of very strong winds to many parts of northern Britain later on Friday and into Saturday. Westerly winds will pick up during Friday, initially in the west before extending eastwards during Friday night. Gusts of 50 to 60 mph are likely for many areas and may reach 60 to 70 mph in some places for a time. Exposed coasts and hills will see the highest gusts which could exceed 80 mph. The strongest winds currently look more likely over parts of northern Scotland. This will lead to difficult driving conditions for high sided vehicles on prone routes such as cross winds on exposed or high level routes.”

Yellow warning for Rain valid between 12:00 Friday & 23:59 Friday

“A band of heavy rain associated with Storm Amy will cross Scotland through Friday afternoon and evening.”

“20-30mm of rain is expected widely in a 6-9 hour period with 40-50mm over some hilly areas in the Southwest and the Southern Highlands. The rain will be accompanied by very strong winds which will add to the very poor driving conditions.”