Storm Eowyn is continuing to chaos travel chaos this weekend (Image: Getty)
Heavy rain and strong winds are set to batter the UK over the weekend as continues to wreak havoc across large parts of the country.
Up to 80mm of rainfall could be seen in parts of England and Wales with several amber and yellow weather warnings issued by the over Saturday and Sunday.
Winds of around 80mph are expected to continue battering parts of the Irish coast, with large parts of the UK including southern England under alert over the next few days.
It comes after winds reached 100mph on Friday as the storm left one person dead, more than a million people without power and caused significant travel disruption across the UK and Ireland.
On Sunday, a yellow covering south-west England, English and Scottish coasts around the Irish Sea, Wales and Northern Ireland will be in place from 8am to 3pm, with 50 to 60mph gusts expected widely in the warning area.
A yellow rain warning covering southern and central England and Wales will also be in place from 8am on Sunday to 6am on Monday.
Some places could see up to 80mm of rainfall over the period from two separate spells of heavy rain and thundery showers, while 10 to 20mm should fall quite widely and 30 to 50mm could fall over high ground.
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Areas on yellow alert for ice this morning:
Parts of the UK have been issued a yellow warning for ice, in force from 3am until 10am today.
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‘Wintry showers and thunder’ expected to continue in Scotland
The has predicted a calmer start to the weekend for parts of the UK, with stormy weather expected to continue battering most of Scotland.
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‘Icy stretches’ posing ‘hazardous’ risk
The has warned of icy conditions in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Eastern England causing potential hazards over the weekend in the wake of yesterday’s Storm Eowyn chaos.
People living in the affected areas can expect “icy patches on untreated roads, pavements and cycle paths” and “some injuries from slips and falls on icy surfaces”.
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