Two Atlantic storms

Two Atlantic storms to bring wild weather

7 January 2015

Two rapidly deepening Atlantic storms are set to hit the Western Isles.

Northern Scotland is likely to see the strongest winds as the storms arrive on Friday and Saturday.

The Met Office has issued severe weather warnings for northern parts.

The jet stream, a narrow band of fast-moving winds high up in the atmosphere, is playing a role in the development of the storms.

Frank Saunders, Chief Meteorologist at the Met Office, said: "The jet stream is going to be particularly strong later this week and this effectively fuels the low pressure systems moving across the Atlantic, causing them to deepen rapidly as they pass to the north of the UK.

"This will bring some very strong winds across the UK, but they will most likely be strongest in northern Scotland - which is expected to see the greatest impacts from the weather.”

He added: “This is likely to cause disruption in places and people should stay up to date with our forecasts and warnings to get the latest information as we move closer to the end of the week."