Climate
Storm Boelo to bring 80mph winds and heavy rain to northern UK
October 24, 2026 at 12:27 PM
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3 reports · 1 in Arabic, 2 in English · over 11 hours
Storm Boelo, the season's second named storm, is forecast to bring 80mph gusts to the northern UK as thousands remain without power after Storm Austen.
- The Met Office has issued amber wind warnings covering Scotland, Northern Ireland, and northern England from Saturday evening.
- Storm Austen left more than 3,700 homes without power on Saturday morning, after National Grid restored service to over 60,000 properties.
- ScotRail will cancel some train services after 21:00 on Saturday amid widespread forecast travel disruption.
- Met Office meteorologist Alex Burkill said strong gusts would strengthen across the region through Saturday evening.


