Met Office deputy chief meteorologist Mike Silverstone said: “The strongest gusts are likely to be felt across parts of Northern Ireland, northern England, north-western Wales and western Scotland, where exposed sites could get gusts in excess of 80mph, which has the potential to cause impacts for those in these areas.

A MET Office map reveals Storm Herminia’s wrath with 80mph wind and flash floods rampaging across the UK. The latest named storm comes after Eowyn killed two people over the weekend and

Fresh weather warnings for heavy rain and wind have been issued for parts of England and Wales by the Met Office after a weekend of battering by Storm Eowyn.

Travel chaos continued on Saturday morning, with flights, trains and ferries cancelled, after winds reaching 100mph caused widespread disruption and widespread damage to rail networks. At least 1,070 flights were axed and 150,000 air passengers affected.

UK weather expert Jim Dale has warned that Storm Eowyn and Storm Herminia are just the start of a "trend" of major storms that could hit the UK in the coming years

Storm Herminia is set to batter the UK with heavy winds just 48 hours after Storm Eowyn blasted parts of Britain with record-breaking gusts of 100mph

Storm Herminia brings heavy rain and 80mph winds with new Met Office warnings - Met Office has issued warnings across swathes of the UK as residents brace for wind and rain