Dry and rather chilly with some clear spells to start the day, but dense fog patches across southern areas. Cloud and outbreaks of rain spreading into western areas through the morning, heavy at times across western Scotland and Northern Ireland,

The Met Office has issued yellow weather warnings for rain in Northern Ireland, North West England, South West England, the West Midlands and Wales. The alerts follows previous forecasts predicting that midweek temperatures could exceed 20C in many regions.

Much of the country will have a windy end to the weekend, but temperatures over the coming days are expected to be warmer than average.

Gusts of wind could reach up to 80mph in parts of the UK at the weekend, with the Met Office warning of power cuts, damage to buildings and potential “danger to life” from flying debris. As heavy rain battered Wales and western and northern parts of England on Wednesday,

The Met Office has issued two yellow weather alerts, warning parts of the country should brace for strong wind and rain.

The Met Office has warned winds of up to 80mph are set to batter the UK this weekend, with heavy rain warnings also in place.

Between 3am on Sunday October 20 and 12pm on Monday October 21, a second yellow wind alert has been put in place across the entire country and much of the UK. Gusts of 50-60 mph are possible in some inland areas, especially in west Scotland and Northern Ireland, with potential to reach 60-70 mph along exposed coasts and hills.

Heavy rain is expected to fall in many areas of Wales and some parts of England overnight and into Wednesday morning. The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning and warned some places could see 50-80mm (2-3in) of rain in six hours.

Forecasters have extended the current yellow weather warning for heavy rain across Devon. The Met Office warning is now in place until 9pm tonight (Wednesday, October 16). The yellow alert, which was initially in place until 12pm,

The Met Office has extended the current yellow weather warning for heavy rain. It is now in place until 9pm tonight (Wednesday, October 16) and forecasters have warned of potential flooding and travel disruption.