Parts of the UK are braced for up to 80mph winds this week as the Met Office issues weather warnings.
The national weather service has put a yellow weather warning in place for the whole of Scotland from 8 pm on Tuesday to 9 am on Wednesday.
The extreme weather, caused by a deep area of low pressure passing to the north of Scotland, will likely cause strong winds in the north of England, meteorologists have said.
The Met Office has said that the strong winds could lead to some travel disruption or cancellation of road, rail, air and ferry services as well as longer journey times in some areas.
⚠️ Yellow weather warning issued ⚠️
Wind across Scotland
Tuesday 2000 – Wednesday 0900
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The Met Office has outlined the weather conditions you can expect during the wind warning:
Gusts of up to 60mph are expected “fairly widely” across Scotland and northern England, according to the forecaster.
However, there is still some “uncertainty” on how the weather could affect Scotland’s Central Belt.
When it comes to the stronger 80mph winds, they will “most likely” be experienced over the north of the Scottish mainland and the islands of Lewis and Orkney.
See the Met Office’s advice about Travelling in storms, rain and strong wind.
Here are the areas covered by the Met Office’s yellow weather warning:
Central, Tayside & Fife
Grampian
Highlands & Eilean Siar
Orkney & Shetland
SW Scotland, Lothian Borders
Strathclyde
Dan Stroud, operational meteorologist at the Met Office said: “We are expecting a deep area of low pressure to pass to the north of Scotland late Tuesday and into Wednesday.
“It is likely to bring a spell of strong and gusty winds to much of Scotland and northern England.
“The strongest winds will be across Scotland with gusts fairly widely up to 60mph and a risk of gusts reaching 80mph, most likely over the north of mainland Scotland, Lewis and Orkney.”
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