Met Office weather warning: Devastating 80mph winds set to BATTER UK as Brits urged to stay indoors

The Met Office has issued a weather warning to Britons as strong winds are set to cause wide disruption across the UK.

Winds of up to 80mph will hit parts of Scotland over the evening and well into Tuesday morning.

Scotland will see winds of up to 80mph.
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The Met Office issued a yellow warning for the country, explaining that the winds are expected to cause wide disruption.

They said that Britons in areas hit are likely to see travel delays, loss of power and the cancellation of a number of services.

Mobile phone coverage is also expected to diminish and buildings could be damaged.

Advising people on how they can prepare and stay safe during the extreme weather the Met Office said drivers should allow more time when travelling and keep a look out for more vulnerable people.

They also told people to stay indoors and avoid walking close to buildings incase they are hit by debris.

The north of England is also expected to see some of the bad weather.

The Met Office said: “A deep area of low pressure is expected to pass to the north of Scotland later on Tuesday, clearing away to the east during Wednesday.

The north of England is also expected to see strong winds.
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"Gusts of 60 mph are likely fairly widely, and perhaps 70 to 80 mph for a time across northern coasts of mainland Scotland, Lewis and Orkney.”

Met Office meteorologist Dan Stroud said: “We are expecting a deep area of low pressure to pass to the north of Scotland late Tuesday and into Wednesday.

“It is likely to bring a spell of strong and gusty winds to much of Scotland and northern England.

“The strongest winds will be across Scotland with gusts fairly widely up to 60mph and a risk of gusts reaching 80mph, most likely over the north of mainland Scotland, Lewis and Orkney.”