Hour-by-hour forecast as gusts of winds expected to top 45mph as Storm Bella hits Northumberland

The weather warning, which is in place for parts of Northumberland, comes into force at 3pm on Saturday, December 26, until 12pm on Sunday, 27, as Storm Bella hits most of England and Wales.

Forecasters estimate that gusts of wind could hit 46mph in the county with heavy rain expected on Saturday evening and into the early hours of Sunday morning.

A spokesman for the Met Office said: “The strong south-westerly winds will develop across parts of northern England and the far south of Scotland on Saturday afternoon, before transferring south-eastwards across the rest of England and Wales into Sunday morning, clearing by early Sunday afternoon.”

It follows calm conditions and sunshine for much of the North East on Christmas Day.

In Northumberland the rain is expected to start at around 6pm and last until the early hours of Sunday morning.

Strong winds are expected to ease with sunny spells forecast throughout Sunday.

Deputy Chief Meteorologist Tony Wardle, said: “Very strong winds will impact much of England and Wales, with particularly strong gusts on south west facing coasts.

“Heavy rain will also move in from the north, with heavy downpours through the afternoon in Scotland and Northern Ireland moving south across England and Wales overnight.”

Here’s an hour by hour forecast throughout the weather warning (temperature, conditions, wind gust speed):

Saturday, December 26:

1pm: 7C, cloudy, 33mph

2pm: 7C, cloudy, 36mph

3pm: 7C, cloudy, 40mph

4pm: 7C, cloudy, 41mph

5pm: 6C, overcast, 43mph

6pm: 6C, 40% chance of light rain, 45mph

7pm: 6C, 50% chance of light rain, 46mph

8pm: 5C, 70% chance of light rain, 46mph

9pm: 5C, heavy rain, 44mph

10pm: 6C, heavy rain, 40mph

11pm: 6C, heavy rain, 38mph

Sunday, December 27:

12am: 6C, 90% chance of heavy rain, 35mph

1am: 5C, 80% chance of heavy rain, 28mph

2am: 5C, cloudy, 30mph

3am: 3C, 80% chance of heavy rain, 31mph

4am: 2C, cloudy, 24mph

5am: 2C, clear, 26mph

6am: 1C, clear, 26mph

7am: 1C, clear, 28mph

8am: 1C, clear, 30mph

9am: 1C, sunny, 30mph

10am: 2C, sunny, 30mph

11am: 3C, sunny intervals, 31mph

12pm: 3C, sunny intervals, 27mph

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