Met Office wind weather warning issued as gales head for Berkshire

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The Met Office has released a weather warning as blustery winds head for Berkshire.

The yellow weather warning, which covers most of the UK, will envelop the county on Saturday (November 27), as gales descend southwards from Scotland.

The warning will come into effect at midnight on Saturday morning, and remain in place until 6pm - with Reading, Wokingham, Newbury and other Berkshire towns covered.

Slough may avoid the worst of the gusts, as the warning cuts off just on the border to the Berkshire town

The Met Office has warned of potential delays to road, rail and air transport, as well as power cuts in some areas.

They have also said that there may be a slight chance of damage to buildings, roads and bridges.

The wind gusts are set to reach 34 miles per hour in Reading, generating a ‘feels like’ temperature of minus two degrees celsius.

The Met Office said: “The strongest winds will arrive across northern Scotland during Friday afternoon, before becoming more widespread overnight and into Saturday morning.

“Winds will tend to slowly ease from the north during the afternoon. The location and strength of the very strongest winds remains uncertain.

“However, gusts seem likely to reach 50 to 60 mph widely, with 70 to 80 mph possible in coastal locations, particularly in parts of Scotland and north-east England.”

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The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for Berkshire this Saturday.

Storm Arwen is set to create winds of up to 44 mph across Berkshire in areas including Reading, Bracknell and Wokingham.

The weather warning is in place for Saturday, November 27 from 12 am to to 6 pm.

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Gusts are expected from 12 am onwards and are likely to peak at around 3 pm when highs of 44 mph are expected.

Reading, Bracknell, Wokingham, and Newbury are all expecting wind gusts to reach a peak of 44mph, whilst Windsor, Maidenhead, and Slough and are expecting a high of 43mph.

Highs of four degrees Celsius are expected during the storm and the Met Office warns that it could feel more like -2 or -3 degrees due to the heavy winds.

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Wintry weather could be on the way to Berkshire after the Met Office issued a yellow warning for snow.

Storm Arwen is set to hit the UK on Saturday, November 26, and several warnings have been issued for both wind and snow in the south east.

A yellow wind warning for Berkshire was issued earlier this week and now the Met Office says there is a "small chance" of the rain that is currently forecast turning to snow.

The forecast for Reading currently has the wind warning in place, but as it stands the forecast is currently for rain with a top temperature of just 3C.

The Met Office says: "An area of rain will move southwards across central, southern and southeast England on Saturday morning. Whilst this is expected to be mostly of rain there is a chance that this will turn to snow in places, even to low levels.

"There is a chance of 2-5 cm of snow falling in some locations and perhaps up to 8 cm over some of the higher ground above 150-200 m.

"Were this to occur some disruption is likely but this would be short lived with any snow melting during the morning.

"The most likely outcome is that most places will see rain with only a little sleet or snow in the heaviest bursts."

The Met Office's Tom Morgan told the Mirror some snow lovers could be left disappointed and says precautions must be taken to battle the storm.

"Not everyone will see snow, over the coming days It will be really cold petty much everywhere, especially after dark.

"But there is a concern and we have issued a weather warning for coastal areas with very strong winds predicted.

"People may want to consider their travel plans and ensure their garden furniture is tired down, because winds could reach 80MPH."