The UK is braced for the effects of Storm David this weekend.
Authorities have warned that some 50 areas across the UK face power cuts, mobile signal loss and travel disruption.
The Met Office has warned has issued yellow weather warnings covering much of Scotland, northern England, Wales and all of Northern Ireland, with peak gusts of 50 to 60 mph expected widely and 60–70 mph in exposed locations.
The storm is described by the Met Office as “a rapidly deepening area of low pressure.”
It is forecast to track northeast across north western parts of the UK on Saturday evening before clearing northwards by Sunday. Warnings take effect from 2pm Saturday in Northern Ireland, 5pm in northern England and 6pm in Scotland, lasting into Easter Sunday.
Affected areas span all six counties of Northern Ireland, much of Scotland including Glasgow, Edinburgh and the Highlands, northern English regions including Greater Manchester, Merseyside, Cumbria and Lancashire, and parts of north Wales including Gwynedd and Anglesey.
The Met Office is urging residents to charge phones, secure garden furniture, bins, trampolines and sheds, and check travel timetables before heading out.
Large waves are also expected to create hazardous conditions along exposed coastlines.
