An area of low pressure is set to make its way across the Atlantic bringing strong winds and heavy rain.

The worst of the winds are set to batter Merseyside throughout Wednesday and into Thursday, when the region could see gusts of 80mph.

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A yellow severe weather warning for #snow&ice and #wind has been issued: https://t.co/QwDLMfRBfs Stay #weatheraware @metofficeuk pic.twitter.com/JtXrcRueeQ

— Met Office (@metoffice) January 15, 2018

Forecasters warn that there could be flying debris due to the strong winds, plus severe travel delays and large coastal waves.

A forecaster at the Met Office said: “During Wednesday night and into Thursday there is the potential for gusts of 60-70 mph quite widely and a small chance of winds reaching 80 mph in places.

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A deepening area of low pressure is likely to sweep across the Atlantic to affect the UK Wednesday night into Thursday. Warnings are in force to cover the predicted very strong #wind across many areas, and some significant #snow is possible across parts of Scotland #weatheraware pic.twitter.com/z7l8TdxM2z

— Met Office (@metoffice) January 15, 2018

“The location of the most damaging winds is currently uncertain, although parts of northern and eastern England along with southern Scotland currently look more at risk.

“Along with the strong winds a spell of heavy rain can also be expected, which could also be combined with a temporary thaw of lying snow in the north”.

The yellow warning for strong winds is in place from 9pm on Wedsnesday to 1pm on Thursday.

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