Map shows where heavy rain and 70mph gusts will batter UK this weekend

Heavy rain and storm winds will sweep across the British Isles this weekend, bringing travel chaos and flooding.

The Met Office issued yellow weather warnings for torrential downpours and strong winds making a landing on Sunday.

Most of England and all of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland will be battered by rough weather, although London and the South East of Englandwill be spared the worst of the wet weather front. Despite the gloomy forecast, warm temperatures are set to hover near 10C across the UK.

Heavy rain is expected to cause flooding and wreak havoc on train and bus travel.

Two red flood warnings are also active in Wiltshire due high water levels in Salisbury Plain area.

Map shows Met Office weather warnings

The forecaster issued five fresh alerts covering most of the UK and Northern Ireland.

Gusts of 50-60mph are expected through Sunday morning and afternoon along with rain in parts of England, Wale and Scotland.

Spray and flooding could make conditions on roads difficult while homes could be cut off.

Flood water could cause ‘a danger to life’ in places where it is fast flowing, the Met Office warned.

Winds could blow at gusts of up to 70mph in exposed areas along the Irish Sea coastlines, Scottish Islands and other high ground areas further inland, Met Office warned.

The wind warning is in place from 6am until 6pm on Sunday in North West of England, North East, South West, West Midlands, East Midlands, Yorkshire & Humber, in Wales and in all of Scotland, including Orkney and Highland islands.

Northern Ireland’s wind warning is active from 3am until 3pm.

The rain warnings are more scattered around, but where it is forecast, up to 50mm could land in exposed hills while 20-30mm is common.

Heavy downpour is expected in Cornwall, Devon and Plymouth in the South West of England and in southern and southwestern parts of Wales between 9am and 9pm, and in Cumbria, South West Scotland and Lothian Borders and Strathclyde from 7am until 3pm.

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