How to track Storm Dave as heavy snow and wind to hit UK

Scotland and parts of northern England are expected to be affected by Storm Dave in the coming hours.

Disruption could be seen on roads, as well as on rail, air and ferry services, so whether you’ve got travel plans or are interested in seeing where the storm is, here’s how you can track it.

How to track Storm Dave

Brits can track Storm Dave via the Met Office website today through to tomorrow.

The Met Office’s tracker allows you to see the movement of Storm Dave and the impact of the storm.

You can see the rainfall, wind gusts, cloud cover and temperature as the storm moves across the UK.

Where is Storm Dave expected in the UK?

Up to 30 centimetres of snow could fall, with the Met Office issuing a yellow severe weather warning in Scotland for heavy snow and blizzards, causing some travel and power disruption.

Meanwhile, an amber weather warning for wind has been issued for parts of northern England, Scotland and Wales tonight.

The Met Office has upgraded a severe yellow weather warning for wind to amber, meaning flying debris could lead to “injuries or danger to life”.

What different Met Office weather warnings mean

The amber warning covers parts of Lancashire, North Yorkshire, Northumberland, North Wales and Scotland, and comes into effect at 7pm this evening and is due to remain in place until 3am on Sunday.

When is Storm Dave expected to hit the UK?

The warnings are in place this evening and tomorrow morning, with the storm expected to hit during this period.

Storm Dave will hit hardest on Saturday evening, before beginning to weaken on Sunday as it moves into the North Sea.

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The Met Office has issued multiple warnings for wind covering the whole of mainland Scotland, Northern Ireland, parts of northern England and North Wales from Saturday evening into Sunday.

Greg Dewhurst, a Met Office meteorologist, said: “There is cold air across Scotland at the moment and, as the rain pushes across this afternoon, it is going to turn to snow.

“We’ll see heavy snow forming across parts of the Highlands as we go through the rest of the afternoon into the evening time and early hours, as much as 20 to 30 centimetres could fall over the higher ground, and five to 10 centimetres over lower ground.”

Will you be tracking Storm Dave? Let us know in the comments.