Storm Floris set to deliver 85mph winds on Monday

Storm Floris will batter the UK with unseasonably strong winds and heavy downpours next week, the Met Office has warned.

- TOM WATLING

The strongest winds are most likely across Scotland during Monday afternoon and night, with gusts of up to 85mph possible along exposed coasts and hills. A yellow weather warning for wind is in place in Scotland, Northern Ireland, north Wales and the north of England from 6am on Monday to 6am on Tuesday.

Heavy rain is also expected, with transport disruption possible.

The latest named storm of 2025 in the UK will bring “unusually windy weather” for this time of year, the forecasters said.

Many inland parts of the warning area will see westerly gusts of 40 to 50 mph and exposed coasts and high ground could see them reach 70 mph.

There is a chance that winds could reach 85mph on Scottish coastlines and hills.

The strongest winds will most likely affect Scotland on Monday afternoon and evening but “there remains some uncertainty in the depth and track of Floris”, the Met Office said.

It added: “Winds will first ease in the west during later Monday but remaining very strong overnight until early Tuesday in the east.”

The warning zone covers Scotland, parts of Northern Ireland, north Wales and the north of England.