80mph gusts to batter Wester Ross coasts, warns Met Office after issuing yellow weather warning

Gusts of up to 80mph are set to batter the Wester Ross coast and Minch, the Met Office has warned.

The meteorological organisation has issued a yellow weather warning for gales for Sunday. The alert, which covers parts of Wester Ross, north and west Sutherland, the Minch, Harris and Lewis, comes into force at 11am on Sunday and will remain in place until 4pm that same day.

A Met Office spokesperson said: "Very strong southerly winds will develop during Sunday, peaking late morning through the afternoon before slowly easing during the evening.

"Gusts of 60-70 mph are likely with a few places perhaps seeing gusts up to 80 mph at times."

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