The Met Office has issued weather warnings for high wind in England, including the Milton Keynes area, for the approach of Storm Amy.

The yellow warning will start at midnight tonight (03/10) and be in place until 7pm on Saturday evening (04/10), with the storm noted by the Met Office as bringing a period of strong and gusty winds to parts of England and Wales on Saturday.

Wind speeds are currently forecast to peak around 50mph at around 11-12 on Saturday morning/lunchtime, with the high winds being the first named storm of the 2025/26 windstorm season.

Warnings suggest that some delays to road, rail, air and ferry transport are possible and that there is a possibility that some bus and train services will be affected, with some journeys taking longer.

The warning also states that delays for high-sided vehicles on exposed routes and bridges likely.

Some short term loss of power and other services is possible, while the warning also states that it’s likely that some coastal routes, sea fronts and coastal communities will be affected by spray and/or large waves.