Gales of 71mph and heavy rain could mark a wet and windy end to 2024 with a storm predicted to hammer Britain on New Year’s Eve.
Brutal WXCharts weather maps have turned a variety of colours from purple to red and yellow indicating that downpours of rain and severe winds are likely.
Wales looks likely to be drenched by heavy rain at midnight on New Year’s Eve with the country barely even visible on weather maps.
North Wales could see up to 7cm of rainfall per hour while mid-Wales may see rain depths reach 3cm.
North West England and Devon will also receive the brunt of the shower with some areas predicted 7cm of rain per hour.
The rest of England will not escape lightly with the North East, Yorkshire and the Humber, and the West Midlands all predicted to see downpours.
Key cities including Sheffield and York could see rain depths range between 2cm-3cm every hour.
Elsewhere, Scotland also looks set to be pummeled by a wall of rain.
Tayside and Central Scotland may see a glimpse of some festive flakes with 0.6mm of snow predicted.
London will escape the heavy downpours, however, this won’t be for long as the capital is set to be battered by rain at 6am on New Year’s Eve.
The East of England also looks likely to uncover a wet last day of 2024 as 3cm of rain per hour could fall here.
And weather maps suggest the storm could hit Scotland with severe winds of 71mph at midnight on New Year’s Day.
Almost all of Scotland, including Inverness and Aberdeen, are predicted to see wind speeds of between 60mph-71mph.
Meanwhile, Newcastle in the northeast is predicted to also see wind gusts reach around 62mph.
In its long-range forecast for December 30 to January 13 the Met Office is warning that “the heaviest rain and strongest winds will generally be in the north, with the south drier and less windy overall”.
The weather during this period will be “changeable, with spells of wet and windy weather interspersed with some drier, more settled interludes”.
“Temperatures will likely vary around average, with both milder and colder periods. Some snow is possible during the colder interludes, especially over high ground in the north”.
