It is the sixth named storm this season and the first since January
The Met Office has warned that a number of areas across the UK – including York – could be impacted by Storm Floris with 88 regions and local authorities listed by the weather experts. The fresh warning comes as the Met Office alert UK locals- and anyone visiting – to two dates key dates amid a weather warning.
On August 4 and 5, the weather is set to take a dramatic turn with a yellow weather warning issued for wind with the warning set to remian in place from 6am on Monday until 6am on Tuesday. Experts from the Met Office state: “Storm Floris is likely to bring a spell of unseasonably strong and potential disruptive winds to northern UK on Monday into early Tuesday.”
Forecasters say the winds could bring some damage to buildings as well as injuries and danger to life from flying debris. There may also be power cuts and large waves on the coast with experts warning bridges may close and road, rail and, ferry services may be affected due to the severe weather.
Matthew Lehnert is a Met Office Chief Meteorologist. He said: “Across the warning area, many inland areas are likely to see gusts of 40-50mph, with 60-70mph more likely at higher elevations and around exposed coasts in Scotland.”
He added: “There is a small chance that some locations here could even record gusts of 85mph.” As well as this, across inland areas in the south there could be gusts of 40-45mph.
What parts of the UK will be affected by Storm Floris?
The following regions and local authorities are affected at the time of writing:
North East England
- Darlington
- Durham
- Gateshead
- Hartlepool
- Middlesbrough
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- North Tyneside
- Northumberland
- Redcar and Cleveland
- South Tyneside
- Stockton-on-Tees
- Sunderland
Yorkshire & Humber
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- North Yorkshire
- West Yorkshire
- York
North West England
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Blackpool
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Cumbria
- Greater Manchester
- Halton
- Lancashire
- Merseyside
- Warrington
Northern Ireland
- County Antrim
- County Armagh
- County Down
- County Fermanagh
- County Londonderry
- County Tyrone
Orkney & Shetland
- Orkney Islands
- Shetland Islands
Central, Tayside & Fife
- Angus
- Clackmannanshire
- Dundee
- Falkirk
- Fife
- Perth and Kinross
- Stirling
Grampian
- Aberdeen
- Aberdeenshire
- Moray
Highlands & Eilean Siar
- Na h-Eileanan Siar
- Highland
SW Scotland, Lothian Borders
- Dumfries and Galloway
- East Lothian
- Edinburgh
- Midlothian Council
- Scottish Borders
- West Lothian
Strathclyde
- Argyll and Bute
- East Ayrshire
- East Dunbartonshire
- East Renfrewshire
- Glasgow
- Inverclyde
- North Ayrshire
- North Lanarkshire
- Renfrewshire
- South Ayrshire
- South Lanarkshire
- West Dunbartonshire
Wales
- Conwy
- Denbighshire
- Flintshire
- Gwynedd
- Isle of Anglesey
What are the storm names for 2025? Full list
Storm Floris is the sixth named storm this season with the last being Storm Eowyn in January. According to the Met Office, it is not uncommon for named storms to occur during the summer months.
The other storms names, which have not yet occurred, include:
- Floris
- Gerben
- Hugo
- Izzy
- James
- Kayleigh
- Lewis
- Mavis
- Naoise
- Otje
- Poppy
- Sayuri
- Tilly
- Vivienne
- Wren