63 minutes ago Met Office updates UK warnings as Storm Ashley set to hit in 'weather bomb'

Some parts of the UK could see winds of up to 80mph

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82 minutes ago Met Office weather maps show where will be hit worst as Wales braces for Storm Ashley

High astronomical spring tides combined with the next named storm could bring 80mph winds and the risk of disruption in parts of the UK

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3 hours ago Storm Ashley set to batter UK this weekend in Met Office 'weather bomb' as 80mph winds forecast

'Damaging winds' and heavy showers are set to hit parts of the country on Sunday

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4 hours ago Storm Ashley: First named storm of the season set to batter Wales as Met Office issues warning

Forecasters have been tracking the area of low pressure as it hurtles towards the UK and now the Irish Met Office have named the first storm of the season

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4 hours ago Get ready for Ashley! Met Office names first storm of the season with severe gales and rain set to blow in on Sunday after UK fog warning

Storm Ashley was named today and will rapidly form tomorrow by explosive cyclogenesis - also known as a 'weather bomb' - before hitting Britain with strong winds on Sunday.

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4 hours ago Storm Ashley to batter Brits with 80mph winds this weekend as warnings issued

The news follows a week of weather warnings for the UK, with millions of Britons being buffeted by wind, soaked by rain, and their journeys hampered by dense fog

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6 hours ago BBC forecaster warns Storm Ashley could hit UK with 80mph winds and flooding risk

It would be the first named storm of the season and could hit Wales and the UK on Sunday

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