Met Office issues severe weather warning for TONIGHT amid fears 70mph winds from four-day storm will spark power cuts and travel chaos

Britain is bracing itself for four days of severe winds and wet weather that could spark power outages and travel chaos across the UK.

Strong winds of up to 70 mph and rain ushered in by low pressure is set to batter the UK, as a yellow weather warning has been put in place across swathes of Britain from 10pm tonight until 9am tomorrow.

Flood alerts have been put in place across Somerset, Cambridgeshire and Bristol as strong south-westerly winds push their way up the country.

While the winds are expected to calm down during the day tomorrow, it will remain breezy for most, with conditions expected to worsen again on Friday.

The Met Office has issued another yellow weather warning from midday Friday through until 6pm on Saturday across England, Wales, North Ireland and southern parts of Scotland. 

Meteorologist Sarah Kent said Friday was due to to be ‘wet and windy’ with ‘blustery showers’. 

The Met Office said: ‘A spell of strong winds will affect large parts of the UK leading to travel disruption [on Friday].

‘[And] there is a small chance of fast flowing or deep floodwater causing danger to life.’

Along parts of the coast, gusts are expected to reach up to 70mph while inland, winds could reach up to 50mph.

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