Britain is bracing itself for two bouts of stormy weather that look set to hit Britain in the last few days of 2006.
An area of low pressure is expected to bring high winds and rain to much of the UK today, ending a period of relative calm over Christmas.
Forecasters said there was then likely to be a brief respite tomorrow, before more gale force winds battered parts of Britain on New Year's Eve.
A MeteoGroup UK spokesman said winds gusting to speeds of 60mph to 70mph could hit areas of Northern Ireland, north-west England, Scotland and Wales tonight.
But he added that almost the whole country would experience an increasingly windy day and motorists particularly were warned to take extra care.
Although temperatures will be above average for the time of year, the high winds are expected to be accompanied by rain in many places.
MeteoGroup UK forecaster warned that parts of Britain could experience "between 65 to 80mph" gales on Sunday. (Sky News)
:shock: Shocking!!!!! we were hoping for a white xmas but instead we get
storms!!! (Discuss)
A windy Eid!
[color=indigo][b]Well hopefully that should stop the nutters from roaming the streets![/b][/color]
Who is the cat of the Forum? MEZ!
Your damn right!
i like storms!!!
To be beautiful is to expect nothing in return.
Last night was windy as hell... so much so i could swear i heard the hounds of hell themselves.... arrrrrrr
Back in BLACK
Hey thats like South Carolina weather when we get a hurricane - try to go outside and walk it's fun! (if you do not weigh alot you might want to tether yourself to something first)
[color=indigo][b]It's soooo windy and cold!!!! The wind almost knocked me over![/b][/color]