Met Office names 78 areas where households should prepare for power cuts

Met Office names 78 areas where households should prepare for power cuts The Met Office has issued several warnings for Brits as Storm Boelo hits the nation with full force. Share Article Share Article Facebook X LinkedIn Reddit Bluesky Email Copy Link Link copied Add us as preferred source Comments By Holly Kintuka 22:41, Sat, Oct 24, 2026 Updated: 22:53, Sat, Oct 24, 2026 The Met Office has issued several weather warnings (Image: Getty) The Met Office has issued several yellow and amber weather warnings for Saturday, Sunday and Tuesday. It comes as Storm Boelo has swarmed the UK bringing heavy rain and gusts of up to 80mph. The weather agency has warned that the intense weather could bring a series of disruptions, including power cuts . It said: "There is a good chance that power cuts may occur, with the potential to affect other services, such as mobile phone coverage." UK households have been urged to prepare for the power cuts by stocking up on items. "People cope better with power cuts when they have prepared for them in advance. Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT "It's easy to do; consider gathering torches and batteries, a mobile phone power pack and other essential items," the Met Office explained. Brits have also been warned that there could be danger to life and therefore it has been urged that you stay indoors as much as possible throughout the storm. If you must go outside, try not to walk, or shelter, close to buildings and trees. If you must drive , do so carefully and slowly to minimise the impact of wind gusts. Get the day's biggest headlines in UK and World news and more I would like to receive emails from the Daily Express featuring our latest products, services, offers, and promotions from across the Reach Plc family . Subscribe Invalid email You agree you are 18 or over. We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. You can unsubscribe at any time. More Info . Drivers should be aware of high-sided vehicles or caravans on more exposed roads and be cautious when overtaking, and give cyclists, motorcyclists, lorries, and buses more room than usual, the Met Office explained. Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT It also outlined the detail of what Brits should expect from the storm on Sunday. Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT It said: "Very strong westerly winds associated with Storm Boelo are expected to bring fairly widespread gusts of 60 to 70 mph and gusts to 80 mph in exposed coastal areas. The strongest winds will initially affect western Scotland on Saturday evening, spreading eastwards overnight and through Sunday. "High winds will be accompanied by periods of heavy rain and frequent showers. Whilst high winds are expected across a wider area with a yellow warning in force, there is a higher confidence in impacts and disruption taking place within this amber warning area. The winds will gradually ease from the southwest through Sunday." You can find the full list of areas at risk of power cuts below: Met Office issues 21-hour power cut warning for 34 areas on Sunday - full list Storm Boelo RECAP: 80mph winds to smash UK on Saturday - 'Danger to life' This is the second named storm within 48 hours. (Image: Getty) Full list of Met Office areas Aberdeen Aberdeenshire Angus Argyll and Bute Blackburn with Darwen Blackpool>,k Cheshire East Cheshire West and Chester Clackmannanshire Conwy County Antrim County Armagh County Down County Fermanagh County Londonderry County Tyrone Cumbria Darlington Denbighshire Derbyshire Dumfries and Galloway Dundee Durham East Ayrshire East Dunbartonshire East Lothian East Renfrewshire East Riding of Yorkshire Edinburgh Falkirk Fife Flintshire Gateshead Glasgow Greater Manchester Gwynedd Halton Hartlepool Highland Inverclyde Isle of Anglesey Kingston upon Hull Lancashire Lincolnshire Merseyside Middlesbrough Midlothian Council Moray Na h-Eileanan Siar Newcastle upon Tyne North Ayrshire North East Lincolnshire North Lanarkshire North Lincolnshire North Tyneside North Yorkshire Northumberland Nottinghamshire Orkney Islands Perth and Kinross Redcar and Cleveland Renfrewshire Scottish Borders South Ayrshire South Lanarkshire South Tyneside South Yorkshire Staffordshire Stirling Stoke-on-Trent Stockton-on-Tees Sunderland Warrington West Dunbartonshire West Lothian West Yorkshire Wrexham York Storm weather warnings Met Office Share Article Share Article Facebook X LinkedIn Reddit Bluesky Email Copy Link Link copied Add us as preferred source Comments