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Campers at Leeds Festival urged to secure tents amid Storm Lilian’s strong winds

Leeds Festival have been urged to secure their tents as Storm Lilian continues to bring strong winds to the site.The Met Office have advised festival-goers at Bramham Park to take extra precaution around campsites this morning (August 23), with gusts of up to 60mph expected and a yellow warning in place until 11am.Warnings are also in place for disruption to travel, dangerous conditions on roads and possible power cuts, although Storm Lilian is expected to ease as we head into the afternoon.Met Office forecaster Greg Dewhurst spoke directly to campers at Leeds Festival (via BBC): “The wind will pick up in that area through the night, particularly strongest towards dawn and then first thing in the morning, before then easing through the morning.Check out one Leeds Festival attendee’s TikTok post showing the effects of the winds on Friday morning:Wind fest 2024!!!! #leeds #leedsfestival ♬ original sound – Kurtis Lee Baker “So there could be potentially some impacts from those strong winds, of 50 to 60mph in the area so it’s worth making sure your tents are secured.”Network Rail have said they are “closely monitoring” the potential impact of the storm on the rail network.Reading & Leeds Festivals 2024 kick off today (August 23) at their usual sites of Richfield Avenue (Reading) and Bramham Park (Leeds) – find the complete list of stage times here and see here for how you can follow along at home on BBC iPlayer and elsewhere if you were not able to secure a ticket.The festival boasts Fred Again.., Lana Del Rey, Liam Gallagher, Catfish And The Bottlemen, Blink-182 and Gerry Cinnamon as its six headliners this year.Raye,Spiritbox, Fontaines D.C., Reneé Rapp, Pendulum, Denzel Curry, Kenny Beats, Beabadoobee, Nia Archives, Two
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Campers at Leeds Festival urged to secure tents amid Storm Lilian’s strong winds
Leeds Festival have been urged to secure their tents as Storm Lilian continues to bring strong winds to the site.The Met Office have advised festival-goers at Bramham Park to take extra precaution around campsites this morning (August 23), with gusts of up to 60mph expected and a yellow warning in place until 11am.Warnings are also in place for disruption to travel, dangerous conditions on roads and possible power cuts, although Storm Lilian is expected to ease as we head into the afternoon.Met Office forecaster Greg Dewhurst spoke directly to campers at Leeds Festival (via BBC): “The wind will pick up in that area through the night, particularly strongest towards dawn and then first thing in the morning, before then easing through the morning.Check out one Leeds Festival attendee’s TikTok post showing the effects of the winds on Friday morning:Wind fest 2024!!!! #leeds #leedsfestival ♬ original sound – Kurtis Lee Baker “So there could be potentially some impacts from those strong winds, of 50 to 60mph in the area so it’s worth making sure your tents are secured.”Network Rail have said they are “closely monitoring” the potential impact of the storm on the rail network.Reading & Leeds Festivals 2024 kick off today (August 23) at their usual sites of Richfield Avenue (Reading) and Bramham Park (Leeds) – find the complete list of stage times here and see here for how you can follow along at home on BBC iPlayer and elsewhere if you were not able to secure a ticket.The festival boasts Fred Again.., Lana Del Rey, Liam Gallagher, Catfish And The Bottlemen, Blink-182 and Gerry Cinnamon as its six headliners this year.Raye,Spiritbox, Fontaines D.C., Reneé Rapp, Pendulum, Denzel Curry, Kenny Beats, Beabadoobee, Nia Archives, Two
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Met Office issues yellow weather warning as 'heavy rain' set to smash UK in wet washout
Met Office have issued a yellow warning for heavy downpours across parts of England and Wales.It was put in place at midnight and will not be lifted until 11am today, with the likes of the South East, North West and and West Midlands regions all affected, reports The Express.READ MORE: Prince William's revealing text to Prince Harry and Meghan before Windsor walkaboutThe Met Office has warned that the flooding of homes and businesses is possible where the rain is heaviest and that interruption to power supplies and other services could also be experienced.It added: "Following some rain during Sunday afternoon and evening another band of heavy rain is likely across parts of north Wales and into northern England from early on Monday morning. This will be slow moving for a time with the potential for widely 20-40mm and some spots of 60-80mm, these mostly for parts of north-west Wales."With much of this rain falling in three to six hours some disruption is likely, particularly to travel during Monday morning."Met Office forecaster Greg Dewhurst said rain localised over Northern Ireland will "push its way eastwards across the north of the UK through Sunday evening".He told the Mirror: "This rain will continue to push east and south as we head through to Monday, sunshine and showers following across Northern Ireland and Scotland.
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Met Office issues UK weather warnings as 'thundery showers' rips through country
weather that could potentially cause sudden flooding.According to the Met Office, they have issued a yellow weather warning for Wednesday (August 17) and have expected to witness hail and lightning.While people in some areas in England and Wales are warned that disruption to travel could occur alongside power cuts, the public in Scotland must also brace for the extreme weather after the country was also issued a yellow weather warning with heavy rain also forecasted.READ MORE:Huge waterspout seen spiralling from sea to sky in Cornwall as thunderstorm hits UKWhile the heavy rain is unlikely to help the drought conditions the UK are currently experiencing, Professor Hannah Cloke, an expert in hydrology at the University of Reading, expanded on the dangers that the public could face with the forecast of heavy rain."The ground is really dry and when it is so dry it acts a little bit like concrete and that water can't get in so it drains straight off," she said."There is the damage to homes and businesses these floods can cause, and inconvenience with transport disruptions, but if it is very heavy in one place it can also be very dangerous."Greg Dewhurst, a Met Office meteorologist said the public must stay tuned in to the latest developments of the weather warnings.“We’ll see some very heavy showers develop over the coming days, hail, frequent lightning, some flash flooding is possible like we’ve seen in places so our advice is to stay tuned to latest forecasts and local radio stations as well, to get the latest information," he urged.To stay up to date with all the latest news, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here.There is a possibility of intense rainfall which could see values of at least 50mm in a two or
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Brits to be blasted with week of 'tropical' thunderstorms as forecasters issue grim warning
rainfall, we will be reaching for our umbrellas to shield from showers moving in from the Atlantic.But temperatures are set to remain muggy until Wednesday, climbing into the high twenties.Met Office forecaster Greg Dewhurst said: “A changeable picture will emerge over the coming days with it being on the warm and humid side for many.“It will be warm and muggy and there will be plenty of cloud as high pressure builds on Monday, the day starting sunny and dry before turning wet and windy in north-eastern and western parts of the UK.“There’s going to be a very muggy feel, more so at night, so expect an uncomfortable time sleeping, with temperatures in the late teens.”It comes after showers hit northern England and the Midlands yesterday (Sun).Temperatures in London and the south east could soar as high as 29C tomorrow [Tuesday], before turning sunnier and cooler from the middle of the week.The Met Office also warned an “odd rumble of thunder may be heard in isolated areas”.Forecaster Tom Morgan said: “The main theme over the coming days will be wet weather, in stark contrast to the rest of July.“Many areas will be very warm and humid with plenty of cloud around, even overnight, with temperatures as high as 20C in the early hours, meaning uncomfortable evenings for sleeping are in store.“The odd rumble of thunder may be heard in isolated areas, and it’s going to be pretty muggy and humid, typical of conditions seen in tropical countries.”Meanwhile, England faces a drought in August if the hot and dry weather continues.Officials from the National Drought Group held crunch talks yesterday (Sunday 31) on how to tackle the conditions and protect water supplies.
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Arctic air to batter Britain on May Day bank holiday with temperatures close to freezing
Britain over the course of the May Day bank holiday, with temperatures reaching close to freezing.The thermometer is due to sink to 4C in London, with areas across northern England, Scotland and Northern Ireland facing weather as cold as freezing.That is a stark contrast compared to the last bank holiday weekend over Easter, when temperatures peaked at 19C.Although conditions are due to remain fairly dry across the UK over the bank holiday, arctic winds dragged in from the North Sea will bring in the stark temperature drop, with colder mornings and late-season frost.Former Met Office meteorologist John Hammond said: "The mercury will go into reverse, with a cooler trend to end April.“Fresh waves of Arctic air mean a good chance, even across southern Britain, of temperatures falling close to or below freezing."Met Office meteorologist Luke Miall said: “High pressure starts to drift towards the north of the UK this weekend allowing lower pressure to develop in the south of the UK.“This means we start to see an easterly feed to our winds and with this, it will turn cooler over the next few days.”To stay up to date with all the latest news, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here.He added: “We will continue to see easterly winds dragging in the winds from the North Sea and this will peg back temperatures through the rest of this month.“It will start to feel that little bit colder particularly if you are on the eastern side of the UK where we will see those cooler winds coming in from the North Sea.”The Met Office’s Greg Dewhurst said: “Looking at the pressure pattern for Saturday, low pressure sat to the south of the UK high pressure sat to the north will bring a brisk easterly flow across the whole of the
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