Storm Floris: Amber warning issued with 'danger to life' 90mph winds forecast

An amber warning for wind has been issued for Scotland as Storm Floris is set to hit the UK on Monday with winds of up to 90mph.

The storm will bring "unseasonably strong and disruptive winds" to much of Scotland from mid-morning, the Met Office says.

Winds reaching 50 to 70 mph are expected for many parts and are likely to reach 80 to 90mph on some exposed coasts, hills and bridges, according to the forecaster.

The amber warning is in place from 10am to 10pm Monday, while a yellow warning is in place on the same day for northern England and Northern Ireland, from 6am to midnight.

Where an amber warning is in place, the Met Office has said people should expect "injuries and danger to life from large waves and beach material being thrown onto sea fronts, coastal roads and properties".

Travel disruptions may also occur, with longer journey times and cancellations as road, rail, air and ferry services could be affected.

The Met Office also warned there could be power cuts.

The highest gusts are expected in western coastal areas between late morning and early afternoon, with the strongest winds then transferring to north-eastern Scotland by late afternoon or early evening.

Storm Floris is the sixth named storm of the 2024/2025 storm naming season, which runs from September last year to 31 August this year.

Storm Eowyn in late January was the last named storm to hit the UK.

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It comes after the fifth warmest July on record, which had a mean average temperature across the month of 16.8C, according to provisional figures from the Met Office.

It was slightly below the warmest July on record in 2006, when the average reached 17.8C, and was also behind 2019 (17.2C), 1983 (17.1C) and 2013 (17C).

July was also the sixth consecutive month of above-average mean temperatures for the UK.

It followed the warmest June on record for England and the second warmest June for the country as a whole.

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