Storm Dave: Brace for Easter Weekend Chaos

0:00On April 4, Storm Dave is barreling into Greater Manchester and parts of the UK this Easter weekend, packing winds up to 54 miles per hour. Tonight, heavy rain kicked off around 11 a.m. today, with gusts building fast from early afternoon to 40 miles per hour by 4 p.m. across the region. Yellow warnings for wind cover mainland. Scotland, Northern Ireland, Northern England and North Wales from 5 p.m. Saturday until Sunday morning. The storms diving in from the west, strengthening big time, bringing heavy showers and those brutal gusts everywhere it goes. Folks in Greater Manchester should brace for p.k.os around 10 p.m. especially in Tameside, where 54 miles per hour blasts hit hardest. Feeling way chillier than the 10 to 14 degree Celsius temps. Expect travel headaches, flying debris and soaked streets over the holiday break. Met office experts say Northern Scotland could see 60 to 70 miles per hour gusts, even 80 to 90 on exposed coasts, plus up to 20.

1:01Centimeters of snow and hills leading to blizzards. Here, winds top 50 miles per hour widely, before easing overnight into patchy Sunday rain. Winds dropped to 20s by dawn. Sunday as temps hover 5 to 8 degrees Celsius, feeling like 1 to 4, but stay alert through midday with. Lingering showers and gusts into 30s. Bundle up and check updates to keep your weekend plans on track.