The first day of 2025 will get off to a blowy start with a weather warning in place for Gloucestershire and the Met Office breaking down when the most severe gusts will be in the county. A 21-hour severe weather warning has been issued from 9am on Wednesday (January 1) until 6am on Thursday.
The warning zone covers all of England and Wales and comes with a small ‘danger to life’ risk from flying debris. There is also a chance of longer journey times, damage to buildings, power cuts, and large waves and beach materials being thrown onto sea fronts – while some bridges could close.
In Gloucestershire, wind speeds will start to increase on New Year’s Eve and then reach a peak on New Year’s Day afternoon in the blustery weather. Wind speeds will range from over 30mph in the morning to up to 56mph in some areas in the afternoon, and then reducing overnight into Thursday.
Peak wind gusts on New Year’s Day in Gloucestershire
Gloucester: 51mph from 3pm to 6pm
Cheltenham: 53mph from 3pm to 6pm
Tewkesbury: 51mph from noon to 3pm
Stroud: 54mph from 3pm to 6pm
Stow-on-the-Wold: 56mph from 3pm to 6pm
Coleford: 50mph from noon to 6pm
Cirencester: 55mph from 3pm to 6pm
Temperatures across the county are also said to fall during the start of the new year. The could be lows of -4C in parts of the Cotswolds on Thursday with day time highs of as low as 2C.