The UK to be battered with wind and rain this weekend as Met Office subject yellow warning

A yellow weather warning will cover most of the UK over the weekend as the country is set to be battered with rain and wind.

The heavy rain and strong winds could cause damage to buildings, flooding, power outages and may also pose a danger to life, according to the Met Office.

The conditions associated with the yellow weather warning are also set to cause:

• Longer journey times and cancellations as road, rail, air and ferry services are affected
• Damage to buildings, such as tiles blown from roofs
• Flooding (which could also cause damage to buildings)
• Spray and flooding which could lead to difficult driving conditions and some road closures

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• Power cuts and disruptions to other services such as mobile phone coverage

• Injuries and danger to life could occur from large waves and beach material being thrown onto sea fronts, coastal roads and properties
• Some communities could become cut off by flooded roads
• Injuries and danger to life from flying debris
• Fast flowing or deep floodwater causing danger to life
• Some road and bridges closures.

A Met Office spokesperson said: “A deep low may cross England and Wales from Friday afternoon, clearing to the east Saturday night.

“The low may bring a period of strong winds to much of the warning area, with some heavy rain likely to the north and west of the low centre, and some hill snow in the north (above about 200 metres).

“Around 15-25 mm 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 50-70 mm.

“Winds may quite widely gust to around 40-50 mph inland but locally could gust in excess of 60 mph, whilst around coasts, winds may gust to 60-70 mph, perhaps locally nearer 80 mph. The wind and rain may cause disruption to travel, with difficult driving conditions likely.”

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