The met office have issued yellow weather warnings for wind and rain for today, Wednesday 22nd November and Thursday 23rd November.
The met office said on its website that over southern coastal areas and high grounds, gusts of winds up to 70mph are possible with the rest of the area, along with much of England and Wales, could see winds of up to 50mph.
Some delays to road, rail, air and ferry transport are likely.
The chief Forecaster’s assessment on metoffice.org.uk read: “Heavy and persistent rain is expected across parts of northwest Wales, northern England and southern Scotland on Wednesday before gradually easing during Wednesday night. Many places within the warning area will see 25-50 mm of rain, with around 100 mm possible over higher ground. Heavy rain will gradually clear eastwards during Wednesday night. Heavy rain will be accompanied by strong winds across many parts of the warning area,”
For more information on weather warnings, visit the metoffice.org.uk website.
Roads could be affected by high tides and strong winds. Click here to find out high tide times.
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