Weekend weather warning for wind and rain issued by Met Office

The area is to be hit by three days of wind and rain this weekend.

A yellow weather warning is in place for 39 hours, with up to 70mm of rain and 50mph winds possible in some places.

The Met Office has issued the warning from 3pm on Friday and it remains in place until 6am on Sunday.

It said that strong winds and heavy rain is expected, “potentially leading to some disruption”.

The warning added that there is a chance of travel cancellations and longer journey times, as well the risk of power cuts.

Some local flooding could also occur.

The Met Office 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 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.”

It also urged people to secure items outside homes, such as bins, trampolines and fences.