Southwesterly gales will affect much of northern England during Saturday and overnight into Sunday, the Met Office is warning.
While Salford and Greater Manchester will escape the worst of the high winds, forecasters say winds may be strong enough to bring down trees and cause damage to buildings, while drivers are being alerted to potential issues on the M60 high-level bridge at Barton between Junctions 10 and 11.
Further north into Lancashire gusts of up to 70mph are predicted, but despite lower speeds Salford is expected to see periods of heavy rain and wind throughout Saturday.
Last week strong winds caused damage in Broughton and Walkden, while a block of flats had to be evacuated when it was hit by a 50ft falling tree in Irlams o’th Height.
Trees are blown over on Ash Grove in Walkden
Last week a wall fell onto a car near a nursing home on Worsley Road in Swinton, while a garage and cars were also damaged after large tree fell on Broom Lane, Salford, and Ford Lane in Pendleton was closed after the roof of the former Mainline Taxi building blew off into the road.
One SalfordOnline.com reader even saw his car smashed by a falling tree.
Read: Salford storm – 50ft tree hits block of flats, cars damaged in high winds
The Met Office has issued a yellow ‘alert’ – the lowest level of warning – for Salford and Greater Manchester on Saturday.
The authority said: “The worst conditions seem likely to be during Saturday afternoon and evening. Here gusts to around 70 mph are possible even at lower levels, with hills seeing even higher gusts.
“By Saturday a very strong west to southwest airstream is expected to be in place across much of the UK, but will be particularly strong along, and to the south of, the trailing frontal zone.
“A wave running along this zone seems likely to supply a further “squeeze” in the Saturday afternoon/ evening period, and it is the extent of this “squeeze” which remains somewhat uncertain – enough perhaps to boost gusts by 10 mph or so.
“Because the airmass is stable, this will mean that not only do exposed coasts and hills see very strong gusts, but some potentially damaging gusts may be experienced in the lee of high ground, as for example in northeast England, northeast Wales and southeast Scotland.”
