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UK weather: Met Office names Storm Floris as rain and strong winds forecast | UK News

By uk-times.com1 August 2025No Comments3 Mins Read
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Waves overtop a promenade in Scotland in strong windsImage source, Reuters

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Storm Floris has been named by the Met Office and will hit the UK on Monday, bringing strong winds and heavy rain.

It is the fifth named storm this season and the first since January.

Current forecasts show the centre of Floris travelling across the northern half of the UK, with the strongest and most disruptive winds on the southern and western edge of the area of low pressure.

Some forecasts show the potential for wind gusts of between 60 and 80mph in places, particularly for coasts and hills in the north during the day on Monday. Exposed coastal areas of Scotland could see gusts of up to 85mph.

Even across inland areas in the south there could be gusts of 40-45mph.

A deep area of low pressure approaches Northern Ireland and Scotland on Monday
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Storm Floris will bring strong winds and heavy rain across the UK on Monday with the worst of the weather for northern coasts

The area of cloud and rain that may bring some of us the stormier spell was still only a band of heavy showers near the Great Lakes in the US on Thursday morning.

As this heads out into the Atlantic it will get picked up by an active jet stream and will develop into a storm with a huge drop in pressure as it nears our shores.

The exact track of the low pressure system will be crucial to which areas may be worst affected and so it is worth staying across forecasts over the coming days to keep across the latest.

If the winds do reach their potential forecast strength then they are likely to have an impact on travel.

At this time of year trees are in full leaf and are more likely to be toppled with branches broken off than during the winter when the wind can whistle through them unimpeded.

Many temporary summer structures including tents could be damaged.

Power disruption and some damage would also be possible while heavy rain and flooding could be an additional hazard in places.

Are summer storms unusual?

Storms are named by the Met Office and by the Dutch and Irish equivalents when they are judged to have strong impacts on the population.

A low pressure system like Floris would not be that unusual during the autumn or winter months but it will have greater impacts during summer.

Last year, Storm Lilian struck the UK before the bank holiday weekend, closing stages at the Leeds Festival and disrupting Heathrow flights.

It is worth noting that Monday is still a number of days away, and in terms of the forecast there could be some changes.

Check out the prospects for the rest of summer in our Monthly Outlook.

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