Hour-by-hour forecast as Oldham prepares to be hit by Storm Agnes
The first named storm of the season is due to make landfall on the west coast of Ireland today before its strong winds hit the UK closer to midday.
The Met Office has said wind gusts are set to range between 25 and 43 mph throughout the day in Bolton.
The weather warning continues into the early hours of tomorrow (Thursday, September 28).
The wind is set to pick up at around at 1pm, when the wind speed reaches 30mph, while heavy rain is expected to hit the borough at around midday.
#StormAgnes[1] has been named and is forecast to bring strong winds and heavy rain to much of the UK later on Wednesday and into Thursday
Stay #WeatherAware pic.twitter.com/KxU5aqsaDR[2][3]
— Met Office (@metoffice) September 25, 2023[4]
From around 4pm, the heavy rain is expected to lighten up, with light showers predicted for most of the late afternoon and evening, while temperatures should sit between 14°C and 16°C.
See an hour by hour forecast below:
11am – Cloudy – 14°C – 25mph
12pm – Heavy rain – 14°C – 26mph
1pm – Heavy rain – 15°C – 30mph
2pm – Heavy rain – 15°C – 31mph
3pm – Heavy rain – 15°C – 32mph
4pm – Light rain – 16°C – 37mph
5pm – Light rain – 16°C – 38mph
6pm – Light rain – 16°C – 38mph
7pm – Heavy shower – 16°C – 40mph
8pm – Light shower – 16°C – 39mph
9pm – Cloudy – 15°C – 42mph
10pm – Light rain – 14°C – 43mph
11pm – Cloudy – 14°C – 43mph
Midnight – Light rain – 14°C – 43mph
1am – Overcast – 14°C – 38mph
2am – Overcast – 14°C – 35mph
3am – Overcast – 14°C – 33mph
4am – Overcast – 14°C – 32mph
5am – Cloudy – 13°C – 32mph
6am – Cloudy – 13°C – 30mph
7am – Cloudy – 12°C – 29mph
According to the Met Office, Oldhamers can expect the following:
- Injuries and danger to life from flying debris are possible
- Some damage to buildings, such as tiles blown from roofs, could happen
- Some power cuts are likely to occur, with the potential to affect other services, such as mobile phone coverage
- Road, rail, air and ferry services may be affected, with longer journey times and cancellations possible. Some roads and bridges are likely to close
- There is a small chance of injuries and danger to life that could occur from large waves and beach material being thrown onto sea fronts, coastal roads and properties, with a chance of some minor flooding of coastal roads
References
- ^ #StormAgnes (twitter.com)
- ^ #WeatherAware (twitter.com)
- ^ pic.twitter.com/KxU5aqsaDR (t.co)
- ^ September 25, 2023 (twitter.com)