The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning in the UK today as Storm Lilian batters the nation – with specific advice for those braving it out at Leeds Festival.
Over the last couple of days tens of thousands of music-lovers have been piling into Bramham Park ready for a weekend of huge acts.
This year’s line-up includes headline performances from Fred Again, Liam Gallagher, Blink-182, Lana Del Rey and Catfish and the Bottlemen.
But the huge party weekend has got off to a bit of a damp and blowy start as a yellow weather warning blankets the festival site.
The Met Office has now issued a statement to those at Leeds Festival, including a word of advice about tents.
Met Office forecaster Greg Dewhurst said: “The strongest winds are likely to start forming through the early hours initially across parts of north Wales into the Liverpool, Blackpool area, and then crossing over the Pennines and into the east and north-east England – Yorkshire, up to Northumberland before then clearing out into the North Sea. So it’s really quite quick.”
Warning campers at Leeds Festival, Mr Dewhurst added: “The wind will pick up in that area through the night, particularly strongest towards dawn and then first thing in the morning, before then easing through the morning.
“So there could be potentially some impacts from those strong winds, of 50 to 60mph in the area so it’s worth making sure your tents are secured. There could also be disruption first thing to the transport networks for those travelling first thing.”
A wet and windy start for many of us on Friday morning due to #StormLilian 🌬️
— Met Office (@metoffice) August 22, 2024
Particularly heavy rain in Scotland with the potential for damaging winds in parts of northern England 🌧️
Brightening up for most though with prolonged sunny periods developing in the south 🌤️ pic.twitter.com/VBrkxJqlx3
The good news is that it looks like the worst of the weather is now almost over for Leeds Festival.
The yellow weather warning is set to lift at 11am.
The weather forecast for the rest of the weekend at Leeds Festival isn’t warm, with highs of 17 degrees, but it is mostly dry.
There’s a chance of heavy rain around midday on Saturday, with some light showers forecast for Sunday afternoon.
It will be unseasonably cold at night, dropping to as low as 9 degrees.
Read more: Everything you need to know about Leeds Festival 2024
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