Anyone setting off for a new year adventure will need to be careful. The Met Office is forecasting strong winds for January 1 which could lead to travel disruption and flying debris.
A yellow weather warning has been issued for New Year’s day covering most of England. In Surrey gusts of up to 60mph have been forecast as well as some rain.
Andy Page, Chief Forecaster with the Met Office, said: “There is a very complicated weather forecast for the UK with snow, strong winds and heavy rain all feature for parts of the UK. Almost the entire UK is covered by at least one weather warning during the coming week. With such a varied and complex weather situation there is potential for the pattern of warnings to shift and possibly escalate in some areas.
“With lots of celebrations and people on the move over the coming days, we are urging everyone to keep checking the forecast so they can update their plans.”
The weather warning covers the entirety of Surrey and lasts for 17 hours, starting at 7am on Wednesday, January 1 and ending at midnight.
Rain is also expected with some parts of North Surrey predicted up to 32mm of rain an hour. While some parts of the country may get snow, the Met Office is not currently predicting any in Surrey. Like with all weather forecasts this is subject to change as we get closer to the new year.
Wind gust hour by hour forecast:
January 1:
Midnight:
Guildford : 45mph
Hindhead: 45mph
Reigate : 46mph
Weybridge : 45mph
Woking : 44mph
3am:
Guildford: 48mph
Hindhead: 46mph
Reigate: 46mph
Weybridge: 45mph
Woking: 45mph
6am:
Guildford: 54mph
Hindhead: 52mph
Reigate: 50mph
Weybridge: 49mph
Woking: 49mph
9am:
Guildford: 57mph
Hindhead: 57mph
Reigate: 56mph
Weybridge: 54mph
Woking: 54mph
12pm:
Guildford: 59mph
Hindhead: 58mph
Reigate: 58mph
Weybridge: 55mph
Woking: 55mph
3pm:
Guildford: 51mph
Hindhead: 43mph
Reigate: 54mph
Weybridge: 39mph
Woking: 37mph
6pm :
Guildford: 31mph
Hindhead: 27mph
Reigate: 27mph
Weybridge: 27mph
Woking: 27mph
9pm:
Guildford: 25mph
Hindhead: 25mph
Reigate: 24mph
Weybridge: 26mph
Woking: 22mph
Midnight:
Guildford: 20mph
Hindhead: 20mph
Reigate: 20mph
Weybridge: 22mph
Woking: 20mph