Two storms in two days: Exactly when gale force winds and heavy rain will hit Peterborough on Saturday as Storm Boelo moves in
Storm Boelo could bring winds of nearly 50mph to Peterborough
Heavy rain and winds of nearly 50mph are forecast to hit Peterborough this weekend as a second named storm in less than 24 hours hits the city.
The newly-named Storm Boelo will sweep across the city from midday on Saturday (October 24), with wind gusts strengthening throughout the day.
Boelo will bring another round of stormy weather a matter of hours after Storm Austen has moved away from the UK.
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Peterborough remains under a Met Office warning for wind until 9pm this evening (Friday, October 23).
The departure of Austen will bring a brief period of calm before Boelo sweeps across the UK from 6am on Saturday morning.
Met Office Deputy Chief Forecaster Chris Bulmer, said: "Storm Boelo will bring strong winds and heavy rain to Northern Ireland, Scotland and parts of northern England over the weekend, impacting the opposite end of the country to Storm Austen.
"Gusts of 70-80mph in exposed coastal areas and high ground are possible, with 50-60mph gusts more widely.
"The strong winds will be accompanied by heavy rain, making for an impactful weekend of weather.
"Severe weather warnings and forecast detail will continue to develop, so people should keep up to date with the forecast over the next few days.”
When will Storm Boelo hit Peterborough?
According to the current Met Office forecast, Boelo will hit Peterborough at midday on Saturday, with very heavy rain continuing well into the evening.
Between 3pm and 8pm, as much as 8mm of rain per hour could fall in the city.
Maximum wind gusts of 45mph are expected throughout the afternoon, according to the Met Office.
It’s expected that Boelo will have passed Peterborough and cleared into the North Sea by 11pm on Saturday evening.
No Met Office warnings are in place for Peterborough on Saturday at the time of writing (11am on Friday, October 23), but this could change as more detailed weather models become available.