Britain's official weather forecasters are warning of "flying debris" as a new warning of "unseasonably windy weather" covers all of Brighton Pride's daytime events on Saturday (August 5).
Coastal areas of Sussex, including Brighton beach, could experience wind gusts of between 50 and 55 mph, the meteorologists said.
The weather warning runs from 6am to 9pm.
Specific effects predicted by the forecasters include:
- a small chance of injuries from flying debris, and large waves and beach material being thrown onto sea fronts, coastal roads and properties;
- a slight chance of some damage to buildings, such as tiles blown from roofs, as well as to temporary structures and tents;
- a good chance of longer journey times or cancellations as road, rail, air and ferry services are affected;
- a chance that some roads and bridges could close; and
- a chance that power cuts may occur, with the potential to affect other services, such as mobile phone coverage.
Giving more details, forecasters added:
"Unseasonably windy conditions, accompanied by showers or longer spells of rain, will affect parts of England and Wales during Saturday.
"The highest winds are likely to affect Irish Sea coastal areas from early morning, pushing gradually south and east, and spreading inland, so that by the afternoon English Channel coasts will also see some very windy conditions.
"Widely, inland gusts of 35-40mph are possible, with a risk of 45-50 mph especially across parts of south Wales and southwest England.
"Gusts are expected to reach 50-55 mph in coastal areas, perhaps up to 60-65 mph in the most exposed coastal areas of Wales and southwest of England.
"Later in the afternoon and through the early evening, wind strengths will begin to slowly ease from the west."
However, the Pride organisation has been ramping up its creativity, to inspire participants to make the best of the weather, as seen on a recent Facebook post:
Category is … Poncho Realness ☔️ #SlayThatPoncho
Posted by Brighton & Hove Pride - Official Page on Wednesday, August 2, 2023
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