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| UK weather: Met Office warns Britain to expect falling trees and travel disruption as 'powerful jet stream' bring 70mph winds | UK weather: Met Office warns Britain to expect falling trees and travel disruption as 'powerful jet stream' bring 70mph winds |
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| The Met Office has warned that Britain is about to be hit by an “unseasonable” blustery storm, bringing heavy rains, large waves and the potential for damaging 70mph winds. | The Met Office has warned that Britain is about to be hit by an “unseasonable” blustery storm, bringing heavy rains, large waves and the potential for damaging 70mph winds. |
| Issuing a severe weather warning for Monday and Tuesday, meteorologists said that a “powerful jet stream” was pushing extreme weather systems across the UK that were decidedly unusual for the start of summer. | Issuing a severe weather warning for Monday and Tuesday, meteorologists said that a “powerful jet stream” was pushing extreme weather systems across the UK that were decidedly unusual for the start of summer. |
| English Channel and Irish Sea coasts were warned to expect gusts of up to 70mph, while everywhere but the northern-most tip of Scotland was predicted to experience strong winds of up to 50mph. | English Channel and Irish Sea coasts were warned to expect gusts of up to 70mph, while everywhere but the northern-most tip of Scotland was predicted to experience strong winds of up to 50mph. |
| The Met Office said the storm front could bring up to 40mm of rain to some northern and western areas on Monday night – around two-thirds of the entire June average for the UK. | The Met Office said the storm front could bring up to 40mm of rain to some northern and western areas on Monday night – around two-thirds of the entire June average for the UK. |
| It said the windy weather would persist well into Tuesday because of a further system crossing northern Scotland, but added that the developments remain uncertain. | |
| “Given the unseasonable nature of the winds, the public should be aware of the potential for disruption to transport and outdoor activities,” a statement warned. | “Given the unseasonable nature of the winds, the public should be aware of the potential for disruption to transport and outdoor activities,” a statement warned. |
| “Damage to some trees seems likely,” it added. | “Damage to some trees seems likely,” it added. |
| The bad weather is expected to clear from Wednesday, however, when temperatures will soar over 25C and could even hit 30C by Saturday in parts of the south and Midlands. | The bad weather is expected to clear from Wednesday, however, when temperatures will soar over 25C and could even hit 30C by Saturday in parts of the south and Midlands. |
| That forecast means some parts of Britain could experience temperatures 5C higher than the south of France and Monaco – while even the North and Scotland could see the mercury hit 25C. | That forecast means some parts of Britain could experience temperatures 5C higher than the south of France and Monaco – while even the North and Scotland could see the mercury hit 25C. |
| Mark Wilson, a meteorologist at the Met Office, told The Independent: “It will be a marked change from cool to warmer weather across the UK.” | Mark Wilson, a meteorologist at the Met Office, told The Independent: “It will be a marked change from cool to warmer weather across the UK.” |