The cyclonic low pressure system is set to sweep through the UK this morning
Storm Mathis is set to tear through the UK in a matter of hours, bringing gale-force winds and heavy rain in its wake.
However, as Storm Mathis travels across the country, its tail-end could bring rainfall to southern Scotland by Friday afternoon. Top Trending Stories Today “It is likely that coastal areas will see 50-60 mph gusts, with a low probability of 70 mph over exposed hills and headlands with winds probably peaking after they veer west or northwesterly.
Senior meteorologist for British Weather Services, Jim Dale, added Devon and Cornwall are likely to be hit hardest overnight. He said: "It is from an Atlantic origin and it's a fairly deep area of low pressure which will come across the Bristol Channel before it heads east to East Anglia. It will have potential to affect southern Wales.
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