Hour-by-hour forecast: This is when Storm Gareth will hit Yorkshire with strong winds and heavy rain

The weather of late has turned wet and windy, with the Met Office issuing yellow weather warnings for wind to Yorkshire as Storm Gareth sweeps the UK.
By Helen Johnson
Published 12th Mar 2019, 12:44 BST
Updated 12th Mar 2019, 13:48 BST
The weather of late has turned wet and windy, with the Met Office issuing yellow weather warnings for wind to Yorkshire as Storm Gareth sweeps the UK.The weather of late has turned wet and windy, with the Met Office issuing yellow weather warnings for wind to Yorkshire as Storm Gareth sweeps the UK.
The weather of late has turned wet and windy, with the Met Office issuing yellow weather warnings for wind to Yorkshire as Storm Gareth sweeps the UK.

Today (12 March) will see a breezy afternoon with sunny spells and a few blustery showers, mainly over western hills where wintry at times.

It will become cloudier and much windier from the west towards the evening. Maximum temperature of 8C.

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Tonight will be very windy and cold overnight with frequent showers, heavy at times, and perhaps falling as snow over western hills. It will become drier later in the night, but stay very windy.

The weather of late has turned wet and windy, with the Met Office issuing yellow weather warnings for wind to Yorkshire as Storm Gareth sweeps the UK.The weather of late has turned wet and windy, with the Met Office issuing yellow weather warnings for wind to Yorkshire as Storm Gareth sweeps the UK.
The weather of late has turned wet and windy, with the Met Office issuing yellow weather warnings for wind to Yorkshire as Storm Gareth sweeps the UK.

The Met Office said: “Strong west to northwesterly winds are expected from Tuesday afternoon until Wednesday with possible transport disruption.”

What to expect from this weather warning

- Probably some bus and train services affected, with some journeys taking longer

- Delays for high-sided vehicles on exposed routes and bridges likely

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- Some short term loss of power and other services is possible

- It's likely that some coastal routes, sea fronts and coastal communities are affected by spray and/or large waves.

Hour-by-hour forecast of when Storm Gareth will hit Yorkshire with strong winds.

21:00 - Heavy rain, 6C. Wind gust: 47mph

22:00 - Heavy rain, 6C. Wind gust: 47mph

23:00 - Heavy rain, 6C. Wind gust: 49mph

Wednesday (13 March)

00:00 - Heavy rain, 6C. Wind gust: 51mph

01:00 - Heavy rain, 6C. Wind gust: 51mph

02:00 - Heavy rain, 6C. Wind gust: 51mph

03:00 - Heavy rain, 6C. Wind gust: 49mph

04:00 - Heavy rain, 6C. Wind gust: 48mph

05:00 - Heavy shower, 6C. Wind gust: 47mph

06:00 - Heavy shower, 6C. Wind gust: 48mph

07:00 - Light shower, 7C. Wind gust: 48mph

08:00 - Light shower, 7C. Wind gust: 46mph

09:00 - Light shower, 7C. Wind gust: 44mph

10:00 - Sunny day, 8C. Wind gust: 46mph

11:00 - Sunny day, 9C. Wind gust: 46mph

12:00 - Sunny day, 10C. Wind gust: 46mph

13:00 - Sunny intervals, 10C. Wind gust: 44mph

14:00 - Sunny intervals, 10C. Wind gust: 43mph

15:00 - Sunny intervals, 10C. Wind gust: 41mph