Met Office names fourth storm of the year, with weather warnings in place across parts of Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales and England
The Met Office has named its fourth storm of the year, which will bring very strong winds in the north of the UK on Saturday evening into Easter Sunday.
Storm Dave will bring wind gusts of 60 to 70mph in parts of Scotland, Northern Ireland, north Wales and parts of Northern England, with a possibility of gusts of up to 90mph in some areas.
A yellow weather warning for wind will be in place for those areas, with a yellow warning for snow being issued between 3pm on Saturday and 3am on Sunday covering north-west Scotland. Heavy snow could be possible in areas over 200m in northern Scotland.
Tom Crabtree, the deputy chief forecaster, said: “Storm Dave will form and rapidly deepen on Saturday as it approaches the UK from the west.
