Map shows Met Office weather warnings this weekend for wind and rain’

Further weather warnings have been issued by the Met Office as heavy rain and winds of up to 80mph are set to slam into the British Isles.

All of England, Wales and Northern Ireland will be under a warning from Friday afternoon until early Sunday morning.

Scotland won’t escape the wind and rain either, with the northwest under a yellow warning from this afternoon until early Thursday morning.

People are being advised of a ‘danger to life’ from flying debris as well as from large waves on the coast.

Road, rail and ferry travel might also experience delays due to the poor weather, after the UK was battered by back to back storms in the last few weeks.

The Met Office issued an advisory reading: ‘A deep low may cross England and Wales from Friday afternoon.

‘Around 15-25mm of rain may fall quite widely, more particularly across central, northern and western parts of England and Wales, with exposed higher ground in the north and west (particularly parts of Wales, which are at greatest risk of seeing flooding impacts) perhaps locally seeing closer to 50-70mm.’

Winds may gust up to 50mph inland but on the coast, could reach 80mph, the Met Office said.

Those under severe weather warnings have been urged to protect their property by checking for loose items and securing bins, garden furniture, trampolines, tents, sheds and fences.

Parts of the UK were battered by extreme weather last week after Storm Bert and then Storm Conall brought heavy rain and flooding.

Though rainy and windy weather is coming in the next few days, there is a chance of snow later this month.

As we head towards Christmas, many will of course be ‘dreaming of a white Christmas’.

The Met website notes: ‘Towards mid-December, there are signs that the weather will become less settled again, with west or northwesterly types preferred.

‘These will bring some wetter and windier spells with a risk of snow, especially across northern hills.

‘These conditions may prevail into December, although drier, more settled spells may also affect the UK at times, again these probably more likely towards the south.’

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