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UK weather forecast: Storm Diana to bring misery with heavy rain and 70mph gusts after fog disrupts flights

Waves crash on the seafront near to the South Parade pier in Southsea, Hampshire (Picture: PA)

The UK is set to be battered by high winds and heavy rain as Storm Diana sweeps the country after battering the Azores.

Yellow weather warnings are in place for Wednesday with 20mph gales expected.

Heavy fog disrupted tens of thousands of travellers on Tuesday morning, with more than 100 flights cancelled at Heathrow and London City airports and with delays on trains in and out of London Waterloo and Victoria.

The effects of Storm Diana were setting in on Tuesday afternoon as heavy rain started to fall across the UK.

Storm Diana is set to hit the UK after battering the Azores in Portugal (Getty Images)

Met Office Deputy Chief Meteorologist, Dan Harris said: "Wet and windy weather will sweep across the UK during Wednesday; with the strongest winds expected along coastal areas in the west, Northern Ireland, and the far northeast of Scotland, where gusts of 60-70 mph, locally 75 mph are likely.

"These winds will also bring rough seas and some large waves, potentially causing coastal impacts too.

"The unsettled picture is expected to continue through Thursday across much of the UK, but there is the potential for a narrow swathe of very strong winds to affect some parts of England and Wales early in the day.

"Due to uncertainties in the forecast regarding the focus of the strongest winds, we encourage you to keep in touch with Met Office forecasts and warnings over the next few days so you can be prepared for the weather as it changes."

As well as warnings for wind, the Met Office has issued a Yellow rain warning for northeast Scotland on Wednesday, where localised flooding is possible due to heavy and persistent rain in combination with melting snow.

Storm Diana, named by the Portuguese weather service, will be the fourth major storm to hit the UK this autumn.

It is expected to move away during Wednesday evening, however showers are likely to persist into Thursday.

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