Scotland is suffering the full A to Z of named storms this weekend – as Storm Aiden is replaced by former Hurricane Zeta.
Aiden crashed its way across the country yesterday, blowing at 75mph on South Uist and bringing down part of a building on the Firth of Clyde. Today, winds associated with ex-Hurricane Zeta will match or possibly exceed Aiden’s strength, completing a miserable Halloween horror show.
The only good news on the horizon is that high pressure is trying to build in the Atlantic to the south of the UK, which could bring calmer weather by the middle of the week.
Yesterday’s storm sparked chaos on the roads and railways, saw Calmac cancel a series of sailings, and caused the partial collapse of a derelict building in Helensburgh.
Sarah Kent of the Met Office said: “The winds will pick up again on Sunday morning. The west and east coasts could easily see winds of 45 to 50mph.
“Then, the winds strengthen further so by midday, we could see gales developing into severe gales in the Western Isles.”
Later in the week, high pressure from the south on Wednesday could mean dull, dry, weather for southern Scotland, but it could remain wet and windy in the north.
Storm Aiden was named by the Irish weather service Met Eireann while Hurricane Zeta was named by the World Meteorolological Organization.
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