The Met Office has issued a weather warning for high winds in the Burnham-On-Sea area today (Saturday, December 30th).
It says a spell of strong and gusty winds will move east across England and Wales, bringing potential disruption to travel and services such as power.
A spokesperson says: “An active cold front will move east across England and Wales during Saturday and into Sunday and will be characterised by strong winds and some heavy rain.”
“Gusts of 45-50 mph widely, but squally near the cold front with some gusts around 60 mph, whilst the strongest gusts are likely near coasts in the west and south, with 65-75 mph in places.”
The Burnham-On-Sea weather forecast indicates that the windy conditions will peak locally in the afternoon between 1pm-4pm.
The Met Office yellow weather warning is in force from 11am today until 3am on Sunday December 31st.