The Met Office has issued several weather warnings for Sunday. (Image: Getty)
The has warned that “” will batter the UK on Sunday, with yellow warnings across much of the country.
Following a day of calm weather on Saturday, featuring sunshine and mild temperatures, the UK braced for a dramatic shift.
A yellow weather warning for rain will be activated in the wee hours for regions across England, Scotland, and Wales, while the south-west of England anticipates showers from midday onwards.
Additionally, much of the nation was preparing for a windy Sunday, with yellow wind warnings starting from 3am in Northern Ireland. The warned these blustery conditions could cause travel disruptions, minor power outages, and potential flooding. The forecaster .
However, the severe weather is expected to subside by Sunday night, paving the way for improved conditions in the days to follow.
The Met Office warned those under the storm warnings to ‘stay inside if possible’. (Image: Met Office)
meteorologist Zoe Hutin said: “Certainly tomorrow (Sunday) looks to be the worst day in the coming few days.
“Today (Saturday) has been decent across the country, but from around 3am tomorrow morning for Northern Ireland, and 6am for mainland UK, we’ve got quite severe weather coming in from the west, very strong winds.
“We’ve got two wind warnings in force for that, and also heavy rain, leading to some rain warnings for the South West, south Wales, and also parts of the far north-west of England and south-west Scotland.
“The wind warning itself for the mainland UK ends at 6pm, but we can expect to continue to see quite blustery conditions even into the evening as the mainland rain itself pushes through.”
Much of the country was under Met Office yellow warnings. (Image: Met Office)
The heaviest downpours are anticipated in parts of south-west Scotland and north England, while the South West could see up to 90 millimetres of rainfall in certain areas, according to Ms Hutin.
“But those rain warnings will end by midnight Sunday into Monday and thereafter, it does seem to be an improving picture,” she explained.
She added: “So whilst winds will stay quite blustery for a time into Sunday evening, actually they will be gradually easing. By the time people get up on Monday, we’ll still have some of the residual rain from that front in the far south-east of the country, and quite cloudy across England as well. But actually elsewhere, it could be a decent start.”
Despite expectations of persistent dampness and potential hill fog on Monday, there’s hope for sunshine to gradually come back.
From Monday onwards, temperatures are set to remain pleasantly mild and above the seasonal average. The south of England may enjoy highs of up to 13C, while Scotland and the north of England may experience temperatures close to 10C.