‘Winds will peak in red and amber areas’published at 06:59 Greenwich Mean Time
Ian Fergusson
BBC weather forecaster
We are now into the period of early morning when winds will peak throughout the amber and red warning areas.
Gusts even inland are now into the 60 to 65mph bracket and higher coastally, particularly along the shores of West Somerset and into Bridgwater Bay.
These gusts are very capable of damaging or toppling trees and on stretches of the M5 are generating dangerous crosswinds.
Hopefully, most people will have heeded the well-publicised warnings and by staying off the roads until the worst passes this morning, and keep direct risks minimised.
