Highland - United Kingdom   2026-10-23   Friday   58.44N, -3.09W

Wick

Highland - United Kingdom
2026-10-23

The strongest winds from Storm Boelo are expected from Saturday evening and extend eastwards through Sunday.

Issue date: 2026-10-23T09:02+00:00

Very strong westerly winds associated with Storm Boelo are expected with fairly widespread gusts of 60 to 70 mph and gusts to 80 mph in exposed coastal areas. The strongest winds will initially affect western Scotland and far north of Northern Ireland on Saturday evening and then spread eastwards overnight and through Sunday. High winds will be accompanied by periods of heavy rain and frequent showers. Whilst high winds are expected across a wider area with a yellow warning in force, there is a higher confidence in impacts and disruption taking place within this amber warning area. The winds will gradually ease from the west through Sunday. For further details see https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/warnings-and-advice/uk-warnings

Storm Boelo will bring a very windy and wet spell this weekend with some disruption likely across parts of northern UK. : UPDATED

Issue date: 2026-10-23T09:01+00:00

Information on update: Start time of the warning brought forward and the warning area extended further south. Strong winds will spread across northern parts of the UK during Saturday afternoon, combining with spells of heavy rain. Initially strong southerly winds will affect parts of Scotland before more widespread and even stronger westerly winds develop later on Saturday. Very windy conditions will then persist overnight and through much of Sunday before gradually easing from the southwest later. Gusts of 55-65 mph are likely widely with some coastal and exposed areas potentially seeing gusts of 70-80 mph or more, these strongest gusts most likely across Scotland and the far north of England. For further details see https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/warnings-and-advice/uk-warnings