Storm Jorge’s turn this weekend

The Welshpool area will be hit by storms for the fourth weekend in a row from Saturday, and this time it has been named Storm Jorge by the Spanish Meteorological Service.

Packing strong winds of up to 70mph and heavy rain, the system has prompted the Met Office to issue a yellow weather warning beginning at 12pm on Saturday for 24 hours.

The Met Office forecast says: “Strong winds will move into south-western parts of the UK by Saturday afternoon, and steadily move north-east through the course of Saturday evening and overnight into Sunday morning.

"Widespread gusts of 50-60mph are forecast, especially in areas experiencing heavy showers on Saturday afternoon.

“More isolated gusts of 65-70 mph, particularly on coasts and other exposed areas, are probable.”

Jorge, pronounced Hor-hay, will affect all of Wales and is likely to cause delays to road, air, rail and ferry transport.

In a large swathe of Wales, where weather warnings have been issued on Saturday, between 60-80mm of rain are possible. 

This could lead to more flooding in locations where the ground is already saturated by recently rainfall.