Met Office issues warnings for wind, rain and snow

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The Met Office has warned travel delays and flooding are possible in parts of the country

A series of Met Office weather warnings for rain, snow and wind have been issued for large parts of the UK on Saturday.

A spell of strong and gusty winds will move east across England and Wales, while sleet and snow is expected in parts of Scotland.

Flooding and travel delays are likely, the Met Office said.

It comes days after Storm Gerrit left thousands of homes without power and caused disruption across the country.

A yellow weather warning for rain will be in place across much of Northern Ireland until 11:00 on Saturday.

A similar warning starting at 10:00 will be in place for Wales.

Forecasters say flooding of homes and businesses is possible, as well as interruption to power supplies.

A yellow warning for rain and snow has been issued for much of Scotland and is in place from 08:00 until midnight, with up to 25mm of rain forecast at lower levels.

Meanwhile, there is a yellow warning for gusty winds for Wales and southern and eastern parts of England, which is in place from 11:00 until 03:00 on Sunday.

Gusts of between 45 and 50mph have been forecast widely, while coastal areas in the west and south of England may see the strongest gusts of between 65 and 75mph.

People are being told to prepare for delays to road, rail, air and ferry transport, as well as power outages.

Earlier this week, Storm Gerrit brought widespread disruption across Scotland and northern parts of the UK.

A localised tornado in Stalybridge, Greater Manchester, on Wednesday tore the roofs of houses and destroyed walls.

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