Flights operating between Manchester, Ireland and the Isle of Mancy are just some of the many across the UK to be cancelled as Storm Kathleen causes travel chaos.
"You will have the option to rebook free of charge at a later date, go to 'manage my booking' or call one of our customer service agents on 761 7834 from Ireland and 0333 004 5000 from the UK." Met Office meteorologist Ellie Glaisyer told the PA news agency: “The storm is the reason we are seeing the warmer temperatures, because the location of the storm – situated out towards the west of the UK – is bringing a southerly wind across the UK. This is bringing those warmer temperatures from the continent, meaning we are likely to see temperatures reaching 22C.”
Ms Glaisyer added: “Almost anywhere is going to see above-average temperatures. Western parts of the UK are likely to see temperatures of 15 or 16C. However, the further west you are, where those strongest winds are in that yellow warning area, despite the temperatures being above average it will feel a little colder.”
She said: “Outbreaks of rain through Monday will mainly affect western parts of the UK. As we go through the day into Tuesday we’re likely to see the strongest wind across the south-west of the UK. It’s coming relatively quickly after Storm Kathleen.Storm Kathleen, named by the Irish meteorological service Met Eireann, is the 11th named storm in eight months. It is only the second time in a UK storm season that the letter K has been reached in the alphabet.