Storm Bert is the latest storm set to sweep across the UK this weekend, following on from Storm Ashley earlier this year. The new storm has been named by the Met Office due to a deep area of low pressure arriving, impacting “large parts” of the UK on Saturday (November 23) and Sunday (November 24). It will also bring heavy rain and snow, together with strong winds to large swathes of the country, the forecasters explained.
Due to this, a number of weather warnings have been issued, including an amber alert in Scotland. #StormBert has been named and is forecast to bring heavy rain, strong winds and disruptive snow to parts of the UK through the weekend #WeatherAware ⚠️ pic.twitter.
com/Yh9LyEAIBo — Met Office (@metoffice) November 21, 2024 Met Office deputy chief meteorologist Dan Holley said: “Storm Bert marks a shift to much milder air and wintry hazards will gradually diminish through the weekend, but heavy snowfall is expected across parts of northern England and Scotland for a time on Saturday, especially over higher ground, and warnings are in place. “Heavy rain through Saturday and Sunday, especially in southern and western parts of the UK, will also bring impacts for some with a number of warnings in place. We expect 50-75 mm of rainfall quite widely within the warning areas, but in excess of 100 mm is possible over high ground in parts of Wales and southwest England.
“In addition, rapid melting of lying snow over the weekend and periods of strong winds .
