A ‘SNOW and ice’ weather warning remains in place across Inverclyde as the area braces itself for more windy, wet and bitterly cold conditions this weekend.
The current ‘be aware’ weather warning from the Met Office, covering not just Inverclyde but most of Scotland and large parts of England, Wales and Northern Ireland, lasts until 10am on Friday.
But it’ll be swiftly followed by two more yellow alerts from the forecaster as the weekend arrives.
The other is for rain and snow, and is currently expected to last from 4am on Saturday until 9am on Sunday.
What does Storm Bert have in store?
The second named storm of the UK’s winter storm season will reach the UK on Saturday, bringing heavy rain and snow, together with strong winds to large swathes of the country.
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 50-75mm of rainfall quite widely within the warning areas, but in excess of 100mm is possible over high ground in parts of Wales and southwest England.”
What’s the detailed Inverclyde weather forecast?
It’s likely to remain bitterly cold in Inverclyde on Friday – but those conditions will be relatively benign compared to what the Met Office is predicting for the rest of the weekend.
Friday is likely to see a mixture of sunny intervals and showers through the day, with temperatures of around two to three degrees Centigrade.
Winds on Friday should be relatively benign, though the wind chill factor is likely to make temperatures feel as low as minus one.
The showers should clear on Friday evening and in the first few hours of Saturday.
Saturday
With two weather warnings in place for most of the day it looks unlikely that Inverclyde will be spared the effects of Storm Bert.
Heavy rain, turning wintry through the course of Saturday morning and into the afternoon is expected to set in from around 5am, while the Met Office says winds of around 30 miles per hour are likely until around lunchtime – though these could gust to around 50mph.
On top of that, the forecaster says the Saturday morning showers could be thundery at times.
The good news is that later in the day both the rain and wind should ease slightly, though the wind is likely to pick up again late into the evening – but there is one silver lining, namely that temperatures could climb as high as 12 degrees late on Saturday night and into the early hours of Sunday.
Sunday
The Met Office forecast says some respite is likely on Saturday, with the previous day’s rain expected to have eased by first light; the rest of the day will be mostly cloudy with the possibility of some spells of sun in the morning.
However, it’s not expected to be completely calm on Sunday, with winds expected to gust above 40mph throughout the day and possibly to more than 50mph in the afternoon and evening.
The strong winds are likely to continue into Monday, when the current forecast is for more cloud and showers with as few sunny intervals.
Check out the very latest Inverclyde weather forecast at metoffice.gov.uk.
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