Storm Floris to bring ‘unseasonably’ strong winds to north Wales

Storm Floris is expected to bring “unseasonably” strong winds to parts of north Wales on Monday.

The Met Office have warned of danger from flying debris and large waves in coastal areas, with a yellow weather warning for wind in place from 06:00 to 23:59 BST, across Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Gwynedd, and Anglesey.

Northern parts of the UK will be mainly affected by the storm, with an amber warning in place for most of Scotland from 10:00 BST.

The forecasters also warned that road, rail, air and ferry services may be affected, with longer journey times and cancellations possible.

Storm Floris is the sixth named storm this season and the first since Storm Éowyn in January.

Forecasters say the strongest and most disruptive winds will be on the southern and western edge, first for the Western Isles and later in the day for Aberdeenshire.

The list of storm names is announced on 1 September each year and runs in alphabetical order, to make people more aware when severe weather is on the way.

Each one of these is linked to a key figure from the Met office’s 170 year history.

Previous names include Storm Dennis, Storm Eunice, Storm Babet and more recently Storm Bert, which saw major flooding devastate parts of Wales.