Parts of the UK are bracing themselves for 60mph winds amid two fresh yellow weather warnings of ‘strong and gusty’ gales from the Met Office.
Strong gusts could lead to delays in public transport and cause widespread travel chaos for parts of the country on Tuesday and Wednesday, the forecaster said.
A yellow warning has been issued over large parts of northern England, including Sheffield and Leeds as well as a small part of southern Scotland.
The warning has been put in place from 3am until 2pm on Wednesday, with the Met Office predicting gusts of 50mph to 60mph expected in some areas.
Potentially stronger winds are anticipated in more exposed places, as west to south-westerly winds pick up from late Tuesday night onwards.
Coastal areas in Wales and Northern Ireland, including Belfast, as well as parts of southern Scotland including Glasgow and Edinburgh have had another warning.
Their separate wind warning has expected to take place from 3pm on Tuesday until 8pm on Wednesday, according to the Met Office.
Strengthening southerly winds will bring gusts of 40mph to 50mph inland and possibly 50mph to 60mph in more exposed places, the Met Office said.
Two separate yellow warnings have been issued for parts of the UK as they brace to be battered by winds of up to 60mph
A yellow warning has been issued over large parts of northern England, including Sheffield and Leeds as well as a small part of southern Scotland
Delays to road, rail, air and ferry transport are likely in these areas with some bus and train services affected and large waves in coastal spots.
The latest warnings come as many communities recover from the devastating effects of Storm Darragh earlier this month.
The storm left 200,000 homes without power as gale-force winds damaged buildings, toppled trees and tore down power lines.
Some residents were forced to resort to lighting candles in the ‘pitch black’ as they were been hit by power cuts for over 24 hours.
The fourth-named storm of the season saw millions warned to stay indoors, tens of thousands left without power and trains cancelled.
In England, 15,000 were without power early on December 8, and 58,000 properties were without power in Wales.
Hair-raising videos showed just what havoc has been wreaked on Britain by the storm, with football games called off and precarious landings on airport runways.
In Wales, a rugby club’s roof was ripped off, narrowly missing bystanders but wrecking parked cars.
Potentially stronger winds are anticipated in more exposed places, as west to south-westerly winds pick up from late Tuesday night onwards (Pictured: Stourport-on-Severn after Storm Darragh)
Coastal areas in Wales and Northern Ireland , including Belfast , as well as parts of southern Scotland including Glasgow and Edinburgh have had another warning (Pictured: A vehicle nearby a cedar tree fell in Leamington Spa after Storm Darragh)
Footage posted by Briton Ferry RFC saw three large pieces of roofing torn from the clubhouse as a member stood outside.
The pieces hit nearby parked cars – causing the alarms to go off – and members gathered outside to see the damage.
There were more than 50 flood warnings and more than 130 flood alerts in England on December 8, with nine warnings and 20 alerts in Wales.
Two men were killed on December 7 after falling trees hit their vehicles.
A man in his 40s died after a tree fell onto his car in Lancashire, was named as Paul Fiddler, a member of the coaching staff at non-league Lytham Town FC.
Paying tribute, the football club previously said in a statement: ‘A well-loved coach, football player, gaffer but most of all a true friend. Paul, thank you for everything mate.’
Later on, another man – a cab driver – was killed when a tree fell and hit his car in Erdington in the West Midlands.
The car’s horn sounded continuously as police battled to rescue the gravely injured man from the vehicle.
Nine cows under a hedge were also killed when a live power cable was blown down on top of them in Cornwall.
The Met Office warned that gusts of up to 70mph had created difficult driving conditions and disrupted public transport in the run up to Storm Darragh.
