Met Office issues 15-hour weather warning for Lancashire as 70mph gales predicted - latest forecast
Wind gusts are expected to exceed 50mph in Preston and Blackpool.
Lancashire is bracing for ‘strong winds’ and ‘heavy rain’ as the Met Office issues a new weather warning.
A yellow alert for wind will be in place from 5.00am until 8.00pm on Thursday (March 12), with the Met Office warning that gusts of 50-55mph are expected widely, with some coastal locations and areas downwind of high ground seeing gusts of 60mph or 70mph.
Large swathes of the North are included in the warning, including much of the North West and all of Lancashire.
The Met Office is warning that some delays to road, rail, air and ferry transport are likely, as well as short term loss of power and other services.
In both Preston and Blackpool, heavy rain is expected from around 2.00pm on Thursday, continuing throughout the evening and into the night. Wind gusts are expected to reach 57mph in Blackpool and 54mph in Preston.