Be ready for Brendan! Britain could be lashed with 100mph gusts on Tuesday in latest named storm after 83mph Atiyah helped smash wind power record
- The Met Office has issued a yellow wind warning across much of England and Scotland for tomorrow
- This is down to a second strong storm - unofficially dubbed Storm Brendan - which is due to hit tomorrow
- Met Office meteorologist Simon Partridge warned that weather is unlikely to improve further into the week
- ** Have you taken any photographs of the windy weather today? Please email: pictures@mailonline.co.uk **
'Storm Brendan' is set to hit Britain with 100mph winds potentially striking parts of the country on Tuesday.
This comes after the country was hit by Storm Atiyah today with 70mph winds and warnings of power cuts and transport delays.
The Met Office has issued a yellow wind warning across much of England and Scotland for tomorrow, with very strong gusts expected - potentially causing transport delays.
'Storm Brendan' is set to hit Britain with 100mph winds potentially striking parts of the country on Tuesday. Strong winds have already brought down this tree in Taunton, Somerset. The council tweeted a picture of the scene this morning
The Met Office has issued a yellow wind warning across much of England and Scotland for tomorrow, with very strong gusts expected - potentially causing transport delays
This is down to a second strong storm - unofficially dubbed Storm Brendan - which is due to hit tomorrow, with gusts potentially reaching 100mph.
The Met Office has forecast England and Scotland will be 'windy across all areas' with severe gales possible in the North West.
Met Office meteorologist Simon Partridge warned that the weather is unlikely to improve further into the week.
He said: 'It will be a much more straight forward day on Wednesday, with sunshine and showers. It will be quite blustery. We could even see hail in places such as Devon and Cornwall.
'Unfortunately, again Thursday is another wet and rather windy day across the whole of the UK.
'By the time we get to midday, apart from the north of Scotland, most places will see rain. And then that rain gradually moves eastwards but not really until quite late on Thursday night.
High winds brought down this tree at Hensol in the Vale of Glamorgan in South Wales, pictured this morning
Waves crash against the pier wall at Seaham Lighthouse on the County Durham coast as warnings remain in place today
Snow is pictured covering Ben Wyvis in the Scottish Highlands today where conditions were cold and windy
Commuters today have been warned of strong winds (left) on a day when temperatures will struggle to get to double figures
'Temperatures on Thursday will be 11 or 12 degrees. But because of the rain and the wind it might not feel as pleasant if out and about. Wet and windy pretty much covers it.'
The Needles on the Isle of Wight has already been hit by 83mph gusts as the south west and Wales were buffered by gales after the storm swept in from Ireland, where it disrupted transport and power networks.
The Met Office are yet to decide whether the conditions tomorrow warrant being named the second storm of the winter, Storm Brendan – before up to an inch of rain is expected to fall in some areas on election day this Thursday.
Forecasters said delays are likely to road, rail, air and ferry transport, and that short-term loss of power is possible in some areas. The M48 Severn Bridge introduced lane closures yesterday due to increasing wind speeds.
Western Power Distribution said it had experienced 26 high voltage faults in the south-west on Sunday and two in Wales, leading to 5,500 customers being cut off from power over the course of the day.
Met Office meteorologist Alex Burkill said: 'The strong winds are pretty widespread. It's very windy in the west and south-west so that's where we're going to see the greatest impact unfortunately.'
In the South West, Coastsafe, a partnership campaign aiming to improve coastline safety, urged people to be wary of tidal surges and debris being thrown over sea walls during the storm.
By Thursday, parts of the UK could be drenched by close to an inch of rain in the 24-hour period covering election day. Areas along the west coast of England and Scotland are due heavy showers and blustery wind.
The day will also start off freezing, with temperatures ranging between -3C (27F) and 0C (32F) across the country as polling stations open.
Most rainfall will come tomorrow, when up to 2.5 inches will fall in parts of Scotland, according to Met Office meteorologist Emma Smith. Wednesday will also be wet and windy.
The band of showers moving across the country on Thursday will deposit around a third of an inch of rain throughout the day in most of England and Wales, although East Anglia should be largely dry.
Temperatures will be -3C (27F) in Braemar, Aberdeenshire, when polling stations open at 7am, with -1C (30F) in the north and 0C (32F) in the south.
Daytime highs will reach 11C (52F) in Plymouth, 5C (41F) in Newcastle-upon-Tyne and 7C in Glasgow (45F). Mrs Smith advised voters: 'Wrap up warm and take waterproofs and an umbrella.'
Yesterday saw a string of sailings to and from Scotland's islands cancelled, with warnings of more disruption tomorrow.
High winds put paid to sailings between Ardrossan and Brodick, Barra to Eriskay, Oban to Castlebay, Tayinloan to Gigha, Tarbert to Portavadie and all services from Mallaig.
Met Office figures show 3in (78.4mm) of rain fell at Achnagart in Ross-shire, between midday on Saturday and midday yesterday. By contrast, only 2in (56mm) fell in Ross and Cromarty during most of November.
** Have you taken any photographs of the windy weather today? Please email: pictures@mailonline.co.uk **
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