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Met Office Warns of Storm Austen, 20–30mm Rain

By Drooid · Oct 20, 2026, 2:54 PM UTC · How we work

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Met Office Storm Austen

The UK Met Office named Storm Austen and issued a yellow wind warning for southern England and Wales.
Heavy rain of 20-30 mm is forecast, with higher totals on western uplands.
The warning runs from 12 am to 12 pm on Friday, 23 October.
Storm Austen will arrive late Thursday, 22 October, causing travel disruption and power cuts.
A second low-pressure system may bring 70-80 mph gusts to western Scotland Saturday, affecting ferries and bridges.

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ECMWF Forecasts Pressure

Met Éireann chose Storm Austen from a joint seven-name list with Dutch and UK Met Office.
The ECMWF model predicts a pressure drop exceeding 60 mb to 933 mb, suggesting possible hurricane-force winds.
GFS runs show a low-pressure system south of Ireland that could accelerate storm development.
Cathal Nolan of Ireland’s Weather Channel warned GFS-predicted storms may bring heavy rain and flooding.

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Met Office Storm Austen

The UK Met Office named Storm Austen and issued a yellow wind warning for southern England and Wales.
Heavy rain of 20-30 mm is forecast, with higher totals on western uplands.
The warning runs from 12 am to 12 pm on Friday, 23 October.
Storm Austen will arrive late Thursday, 22 October, causing travel disruption and power cuts.
A second low-pressure system may bring 70-80 mph gusts to western Scotland Saturday, affecting ferries and bridges.

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