Prison escapee Daniel Abed Khalife has 'connections to the north west', the Met Police have said, as the huge national manhunt continues.
18.08.2023 - 11:53 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
The Met Office has warned that people all across the UK will be subjected to intense winds, heavy rain and potentially thunderstorms in the coming days.
It comes as Storm Betty moves across Ireland at the start of the weekend which will result in impact to western parts of the UK. Because of this, the Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for wind for coastal areas located in western Wales, eastern Northern Ireland, and parts of northwest England and southwest Scotland.
While Manchester is not currently covered by the yellow warning, we're not escaping some of the bad weather. The Met Office predicts there will be small showery spells on Saturday and Sunday in the North West accompanied by grey clouds and temperatures as high as 22C.
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As we move into next week, rainy conditions will become more persistent, lasting for much of the afternoon on Monday and Tuesday. For the North West, the Met Office said the weekend will see: "A cloudy start with patchy rain at times, but becoming drier and brighter through the morning with sunshine and scattered showers. Feeling a little less humid and winds easing. Maximum temperature 21 °C."
Its longer outlook for Sunday and Tuesday states: "Less humid with sunshine and scattered showers on Sunday and Monday. Further showers on Tuesday, although perhaps a little cloudier. Feeling warm in any sunshine with lighter winds."
Met Office Chief Meteorologist Jason Kelly said: “Friday and Saturday will see unseasonably wet and windy conditions for much of the UK. While Storm Betty will have higher impacts in Ireland, exposed Irish Sea coasts of the UK could see gusts in excess of 70mph,
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