Warnings of 70mph winds and rain issued for Friday

Cold weather may be receding soon, but plenty of areas will just be swapping it for a wet anfd windy battering by the end of the week.

The Met Office issued warnings for wind and rain for large areas of the west coast of Britain on Friday.

They said: ‘Southerly winds will increase on Friday morning, with gusts of 50-60 mph likely for exposed coasts and hills of western Britain.

‘Some parts of the warning area may see gusts of 70 mph for a time.’

They said that those on the coast should be careful of large waves as ‘even from the shore large breaking waves can sweep you off your feet and out to sea’.

They said that weather warnings could also change quickly, and people should stay up to date with the forecast to avoid any nasty surprises.

Winds will ease off from the west during the afternoon, but it could still bring disruption to travel, with people urged to leave extra time for journeys.

Which areas are affected by the weather warnings on Friday?

Disruption is predicted to be centre around western areas of Britain and the east of Northern Ireland.

These areas are covered by a wind warning:

SW Scotland, Lothian Borders

Strathclyde

• East Ayrshire
• South Ayrshire

Wales

• Bridgend
• Cardiff
• Carmarthenshire
• Ceredigion
• Conwy
• Gwynedd
• Isle of Anglesey
• Neath Port Talbot
• Pembrokeshire
• Powys
• Rhondda Cynon Taf
• Swansea
• Vale of Glamorgan

Northern Ireland

• County Antrim
• County Armagh
• County Down

These areas are covered by a warning for rain:

Central, Tayside & Fife

Grampian

SW Scotland, Lothian Borders

• Dumfries and Galloway
• Scottish Borders

Strathclyde

• East Ayrshire
• South Ayrshire
• South Lanarkshire

More to follow.

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