A severe red wind weather warning has been issued for parts of the UK, with gusts of 90mph expected.
The Met Office has said “damaging winds” associated with Storm Darragh are expected to cause “significant disruption” and there is a “danger to life” due to flying debris.
The warning covers coastal areas of Wales and southwest England, and is in place from 3am-11am on Saturday.
A separate red warning for wind has also been issued by the Irish meteorological service, Met Eireann.
It covers coastal areas like Mayo, Galway, Donegal, Leitrim and Sligo and comes into force from Friday evening until early Saturday morning.
Two amber warnings for wind and a swathe of yellow warnings also remain in place covering Northern Ireland, the west coast of England, Wales and parts of Scotland.
Parts of Wales and Northern Ireland are also covered by rain warnings, similar areas that were badly hit by Storm Bert late last month.
“A period of extremely strong winds will develop during the early hours of Saturday morning as Storm Darragh moves across the Irish Sea,” the Met Office said.
“Gusts of 90 mph or more are possible over coasts and hills of west and south Wales, as well as funnelling through the Bristol Channel with some very large waves on exposed beaches.
“The strongest winds will begin to ease from late morning, though it will remain very windy with Amber wind warnings still in force until the evening.”
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