The Met Office has warned there will be a series of low pressure system from Wednesday evening that will bring strong winds and rain across parts of the West.
In parts of the north and northwest of Scotland there is a yellow national severe weather warning in place.
Neil Armstrong, Chief Meteorologist at the Met Officesaid, “A spell of strong winds will affect parts of northern Scotland from Wednesday afternoon until Thursday morning.
“Winds will initially be south or southeasterly, but turn westerly during Thursday morning. Gusts will reach 50-60 mph widely with 65-75mph possible in places, especially around exposed coasts.
“A band of rain will also move eastwards across the UK overnight, bringing heavy rain to most parts of the UK as it crosses the country. We expect this rain to clear the southeast of England by 7am on Thursday morning, before another spell of wet and windy weather begins.”
Once the rain clears on Thursday evening, Friday will bring a spell of calmer weather and sunshine for many in the afternoon.
Mike Silverstone, Deputy Chief Meteorologist at the Met Office said, “While there is still uncertainty about the track and depth of the low pressure, Friday night and Saturday will be wet and very windy across parts of the UK.
“Some model solutions have the low pressure further north and much deeper, bringing very strong winds and heavy rain, whilst other model solutions have the low pressure further south and not as deep, still bringing unsettled weather but not as impactful.
He added, “A Yellow National Severe Weather Warning for wind and rain has been issued for the whole of Wales and England from Friday afternoon to Sunday morning.
“The highest accumulations of rain may occur in northern Wales and northern England, where up to 50-70mm of rain may fall. More widely 15-25mm of rain is possible across the warning area.
“Gusts of up to 80mph are possible around western coasts, with 40-60mph gusts more widely across the warning area. Some further hill snow is possible in the north above 200m.
“Given the potential for disruption from this system, it is important to keep up to date with the latest forecast. National Severe Weather Warnings are likely to be updated as certainty around the unsettled weather increases.”
