New weather warnings of 70mph wind gusts and up to 90mm of rain have been issued for the weekend.
The Met Office issued five yellow weather warnings – three for rain and two for wind – throughout Sunday as the weekend is expected to end in a washout for large parts of the country.
It comes after the weather agency issued rain and wind warnings for parts of Scotland, the east coast of Northern Ireland and west Wales for Friday.
From 6am to 6pm on Sunday, southerly to southwesterly winds are expected to build along much of the UK, with all of Scotland, Wales and northern England, as well as parts of the Midlands and the South West under a yellow alert.
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The Met Office said winds are to peak between the late morning and early afternoon, with gusts between 50mph and 60mph possible and “perhaps as much as 70mph in exposed spots along Irish Sea coastlines, Scottish Islands, and other areas of high ground further inland”.
It added: “Rain will accompany strong winds, which will make for very poor weather conditions, especially on roads.
“Winds will then ease from southwest to northeast of the warning area through the afternoon and early evening.”
Under a separate alert from 3am to 3pm on Sunday, Northern Ireland is also set to see similar conditions, with winds “expected to ease slowly through the afternoon”.
A yellow warning for heavy rain is also in effect in southwest Scotland, with Dumfries under the alert from 7am to 3pm.
Between 20mm to 30mm is expected to fall, but the Met Office added that “in some places such as exposed south or southwest-facing hills nearer 40-50mm is likely”.
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Large parts of South Wales are also under a heavy rain warning from 9am to 9pm on Sunday, with conditions “bringing a spell of around 9-12 hours of rain”.
The Met Office said that in this area, “widely 30-50mm of rain is expected, but 60-90mm is possible in the wettest, most exposed places”.
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Another yellow rain warning is in effect from 9am to 9pm in parts of Cornwall, Devon and Plymouth, with between 30 to 40mm of rain widely expected “but in a few places nearer 50-70 mm is possible”.
In its weekend forecast, the Met Office added that for those away from the warnings, “conditions over the next few days will still be blustery and wet at times, although some parts in the east may remain largely dry until Sunday”.
