Multiple weather warnings have been issued for heavy rain and strong winds from now until Sunday, December 8.

The Met Office has issued yellow weather warnings for wind and rain from this evening until Sunday, with an amber weather warning on Saturday, that will affect parts of Wales.

The forecaster said: “A period of heavy rain associated with Strom Darragh is likely from late Friday, with the heaviest rain clearing from the west on Saturday morning.

“20 to 30 mm is expected quite widely, with some parts of Northern Ireland and Wales likely to see 50 to 60 mm over this period. This may lead to some flooding and disruption in places.”

Storm Darragh is likely to cross Ireland late Friday, then parts of England and Wales on Saturday, clearing to the east of England on Saturday night or early Sunday.

Darragh could bring a period of strong winds to much of the warning area.

Winds will initially be from a southerly direction, but the strongest winds are likely as the low clears away when northerly or northwesterly winds may quite widely gust to around 40-50 mph inland but locally could gust in excess of 60 mph.