It's set to be wet and windy across the UK this week as two storms sweep the country, complete with an amber weather warning from the Met Office.
Storm Dudley will cross the northern half of the UK on Wednesday night and into Thursday morning, while Storm Eunice will bring strong winds and potentially some snow for parts of the country on Friday.
The weather warnings - one yellow and one amber - have been issued for large parts of northern England and Scotland on Wednesday night and Thursday morning.
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Parts of Merseyside, Yorkshire and Lancashire have been hit with a yellow weather warning for high winds from Wednesday to Friday.
The yellow weather warning has been extnedned to cover the whole of England, Wales and Northern Ireland on Friday.
Meanwhile a more severe amber warning for wind has been issued for parts of the North East, Cumbria and northern Lancashire, parts of Yorkshire and Humber, northern Northern Ireland, and south and central Scotland.
The amber weather warning warns there would be fallen free and building damage, a chance of power cuts, and that travel services may be affected.
Gusts could reach 80-90 mph on exposed coasts and hills of Scotland, with 60-70 mph possible further inland.
National Highways Head of Road Safety, Jeremy Phillips, warned that bridges might be closed to traffic in the event of persistent high winds.
He added: "We’re encouraging drivers to check the latest weather and travel conditions before setting off on journeys and consider if their journey is necessary and can be delayed until conditions improve.
"If you do intend to travel, then plan your journey and take extra care, allowing more time for your journey."
UK weather forecast
Monday
Rain over southern Scotland, northern England and Wales moving slowly south-eastwards during the day with some heavy bursts likely. Showers to the north, turning wintry over high ground of Scotland later. Breezy.
Tonight, it will be dry for many with rain and showers dying out. Expect bands of heavy rain crossing Northern Ireland later, running into mainland UK with strengthening winds and some snow in northern Scotland.
Tuesday
Band of rain soon clearing to showers for northern and central parts. In south rain lingering for much of the day. Further rain arriving from west later. Windy for many.
Wednesday to Friday
Very unsettled with spells of rain and very strong wind for most areas. Mild in the south, especially on Wednesday, but colder in the north with wintry showers at times.
