The Met Office has issued yellow weather warnings for wind, rain and snow across the UK from Friday.

On Saturday, almost the entire west coast of England, Wales and Scotland – and all of Northern Ireland – will be hit by strong winds as Storm Kathleen moves in.

The Met Office said it could bring a small risk of injuries and danger to life from waves on the coast.

Gusts of 50mph are widely expected and exposed places could see 60-70mph.

The warning covers Cornwall, much of Wales, parts of Lancashire and Cumbria, and up into central Scotland and Northern Ireland.

The storm has been named by Ireland’s national forecaster. The alert is in place from 8am until 10pm on Saturday.

Snow and rain warnings also issued

Elsewhere, there is a snow warning from 3am until 9am on Friday for a large part of Scotland, meaning the morning commute could be affected for some people.

The alert stretches north from around Stirling to just south of Inverness.

“Snow is likely to cause some travel disruption on Friday morning, particularly on higher routes,” the Met Office said.

It said roads, buses and rail could experience delays.

About 2-5cm could fall above 250m, with 10cm or more above 300m, the Met Office said on X.

A separate warning for heavy rain from 2am to 9am on Friday, covering the Glasgow and Edinburgh areas, could also cause travel problems.

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