Storm Jocelyn has moved across and away from the UK, leaving comparatively calm weather in its wake.
Heavy rain and strong gusts blew across the country on Tuesday and Wednesday in the aftermath of Storm Isha, with the strongest gust so far, 97mph, recorded in north Wales.
A yellow weather warning for wind was in place across Scotland and parts of Northern England until 3pm on Wednesday – and you’ll likely be relieved to hear that there currently aren’t any more warnings in place from the Met Office for the rest of the week.
We’ve had a particularly stormy autumn and winter – Storm Jocelyn is the 10th named storm of the season so far – but right now there aren’t any clear signs of the next named storm, Kathleen, on the horizon.
In fact the weather for the rest of the week looks fairly unremarkable.
A Met Office forecast for Wednesday evening and Thursday explained: ‘Blustery showers will die out in the north on Wednesday evening, with clear spells overnight allowing a patchy frost to develop in the north and east.
‘Elsewhere, cloud will increase from the south and west, bringing some rain.
‘Cloud and rain will move northeast across the UK during Thursday, the rain locally heavy in the west.
‘Although turning windy it will be mild, especially in any brighter breaks.’
A search for a person reported to be lost at sea at Porthcawl, south Wales, ended on Wednesday evening after being suspended in the early hours of yesterday morning due to the poor conditions.
A huge number of flights across the UK were cancelled in anticipation of heavy winds causing disruption, as were a series of rail lines across Scotland.
Plus tens of thousands of people in Northern Ireland and the north west of England were left without power following widespread blackouts.
Heavy rain falling onto already sodden ground also led to further widespread flooding.
