New year weather warning

Above: Macclesfield during the winter of 1963

The Met Office has issued a 21-hour weather warning for Cheshire – starting on New Year’s Day. The yellow weather warning for wind covers the county until 6 am on January 2.

Temperatures are also set to plummet overnight heading into January 2 and 3, with lows of -6 in some parts of Cheshire. The weather warning for wind states: “Very strong winds expected to lead to some disruption.”

“A deep area of low pressure is expected to cross the UK from the west, bringing a spell of very strong winds. Gusts of 65-75 mph are likely around coasts and hills, especially in the south and west, with 50-60 mph gusts likely fairly widely inland.”

https://weather.metoffice.gov.uk/forecast/gcqqzz3ue#?date=2024-12-30