An amber warning for wind has been issued for parts of the UK as Storm Darragh is expected to arrive from tomorrow.
Forecasters said it was expected to bring “very strong winds and heavy rain” through the weekend, including gusts of up to 80mph late on Friday and into Saturday.
The Met Office said gusts of 60 to 70 mph are likely inland
The amber warning for “potentially damaging” winds will come into force, between 3am until 9pm on Saturday, for the west coast of the UK from South Ayrshire in Scotland down to Cornwall, and the whole of Northern Ireland.
Storm Darragh will bring the risk of power cuts, damage to buildings, travel disruption and a danger of injury from large waves.
There are also multiple yellow weather warnings in place between Thursday and Sunday covering large parts of the UK at different times.
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