UK weather: ‘Danger to life’ alert issued for TODAY as Met Office warns 80mph winds to spark rail & flight chaos

THE Met Office have issued a “danger to life” alert today with 80mph winds set to spark rail and flight chaos.

Brits are braced for more wet and blustery weather after unsettled conditions in the past week.

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The Met Office added that the strength of the wind will continue to increase this morning with two yellow weather warnings in place for Wednesday.

The warnings cover the North, Scotland and parts of Northern Ireland.

The first covers the most northern parts of Scotland from 5am to 7pm.

It stretches from the Shetland Isles, right across the northern tip of Scotland and out to the Outer Hebrides.

The warning states that there is a “small chance that injuries and danger to life could occur” from large waves and beach material being thrown onto sea fronts, coastal roads and properties.

Gusts of 65 to 75 mph are likely, with a few places perhaps seeing powerful winds of up to 85 mph at times, say the Met Office.

Forecasters say strong winds have the potential to bring travel chaos, blow down trees and even cause power cuts, as well as resulting in road disruption with potential restrictions on high-sided vehicles.

The Met Office added that there was a small chance of “damage to buildings, such as tiles blown from roofs”.

There is a small chance some roads and bridges may close and travellers could expect to face longer journey times as road, air and ferry services could be affected.

Forecasters said that over northwest Scotland these windy conditions will be accompanied by heavy rain for a time, during the morning and early afternoon.

The Met Office also issued another yellow weather warning for strong winds which comes into force place from 9am today until 5pm tomorrow.

This second warning covers the rest of Scotland and down into northern England, covering Newcastle as well as northern parts of Northern Ireland.

Northern parts of the UK could also see heavy rain on Wednesday, according to the Met Office.

Further south though it will be drier and breezy, but turning increasingly cloudy along with some drizzly outbreaks in the southwest.