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Evening Standard
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UK weather forecast: Warnings as gale-force winds and downpours to batter Britain next week after weekend washout

Gale-force winds up 65mph and heavy downpours are set to sweep across the UK next week, with forecasters predicting widespread travel disruption and power outages.

The Met Office has issued two yellow weather warnings for wind - the first of which covers much of Northern Ireland, and will begin at 3pm on Tuesday and last until midnight.

Another is in place for much of England from around midnight on Wednesday until 3pm.

Gusts of up to 55mph are likely inland and up to 65mph along the western coasts are expected.

It comes after many places in the North woke to a covering of sleet or snow on Saturday.

​Those living in Country Durham found roads frozen and their cars covered in snow.

Forecasters said the snow is also set to continue.

An active jet stream from the Atlantic is driving the wintry weather of strong winds, heavy downpours and sleet just days after the country recovered from the powerful gales brought by Storm Freya.

The north of England started the weekend with cold and windy weather and a maximum temperature of 8C.

While the south had a sunnier, brighter start with temperatures reaching as high as 14C, wet and windy conditions are expected overnight on Saturday as well as a chance of snow to lower levels.

“Gales will be developing over the coast with the risk of some snow developing over hills of Midlands, northern England and Wales,” forecaster Greg Dewhurst told the Standard.

“Rain will clear eastwards and then the whole of the country will see a windy day on Sunday with sunny spells.”

As the showers ease in the north the Met Office warned there could be widespread frost as well as hill snow for central areas in the south.

On Sunday, northern England will likely see more snow to lower levels.

Temperatures will also drop with highs of 5 or 6C expected in the north and 11C expected in south.

The start of next week will start off sunny but by Tuesday the wet and windy conditions will return and carry through to Wednesday, Mr Dewhurst said.

In London, winds are not likely to be as strong but could see gusts of up to 35mph over the weekend.

The warnings come after a bout of windy weather struck Britain on Thursday.

A number of buildings in the capital were evacuated yesterday afternoon after 200 square metres of scaffolding collapsed on to a street in Hampstead amid the winds.

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