Met Office issues 18-hour power cut warnings for 31 areas on Saturday | Weather | News

The Met Office has issued new 18-hour weather warnings for the Easter bank holiday weekend, with power cuts possible in 31 UK areas. Storm Dave is on its way to wreck havoc with wind gusts of 90mph possible.

A rapidly deepening area of low pressure will bring a spell of very strong winds late on Saturday and into Easter Sunday morning which could spell travel chaos. Widespread gusts of 60-70mph are likely, these winds have a slight likelihood to intensify to 80-90mph in exposed areas. A wind yellow weather warning for Dumfries, Galloway, Lothian and Scottish borders comes into force at 6pm on Saturday and will remain in place until 12pm on Sunday.

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