Hurricane Helene – what are the Met Office weather warnings for the storm and what is the UK weather forecast?
EX-hurricane Helene has blown through much of the UK but is still wreaking havoc with 75mph gusts for northern parts of Britain today.
The Met Office has issued a Yellow weather warning for as the UK is hit with power cuts and travel delays. Here's what you need to know.
What are the Met Office weather warnings for the storm?
Storm Helene arrived on Monday, September 16, bringing with it powerful wind and heavy showers for much of the country.
A Met Office Yellow weather warning was put in place on Monday for much of the UK as forecasters warned of potentially dangerous gales.
Helene brought strong winds and heavy rain across Scotland and northern England overnight and into Tuesday morning.
No weather warning is in place for Tuesday as Storm Helene gives way to Storm Ali.
The Met Office say that Helene's tropical hurricane origins made forecasts look more serious than the latest data suggests, but a larger area will be affected by the storm.
Helene was downgraded from a hurricane to a tropical storm by meteorologists who have tracked its progress across the Atlantic.
The Met Office said: "Probably the most noticeable thing really is the warm air."
What is the UK weather forecast?
A Yellow warning for wind is in place for Wednesday as Storm Ali takes over where Helene left off.
Also in place is an Amber warning as wind speeds are expected to clock up to 75mph in North Wales, Northern England, Northern Ireland and Scotland.
The warning is in place between 8am and 7pm on Wednesday, September 19.
People in these areas are being told to expect transport delays, damage to buildings, falling trees, power cuts and potential injuries.
The Met Office said: "Strong winds affecting parts of western Scotland and Northern Ireland early in the day will continue to strengthen through the morning and then extend across many parts of Scotland and northern England and northwest Wales.
"For some exposed areas, in particular parts of western Scotland, gusts could reach in excess of 75mph in places.
"The gusty winds will be accompanied in places by heavy, squally showers.
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"The winds will gradually ease later on Wednesday, firstly across Northern Ireland, north west Wales and northern England and then across Scotland."
But temperatures will remain reasonably high for this time of year.
It could reach the mid-20s in the South East on Tuesday while further north temperatures will hover around the high-teens.
The Met Office has issued a Yellow warning for rain on Thursday with possible delays to trains and buses and warning of spray and flooding across Wales and north west England.
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