UK weather – Met Office issues ‘danger to life’ warning with 75mph wind to hit in HOURS as ice sparks travel chaos

THE Met Office has issued a "danger to life" warning with Storm Isha likely to blow 75mph gales in a matter of hours.

It comes as milder weather is set to also bring heavy downpours, soaking parts of the country.

The Met Office has both amber and yellow weather alerts in place for five days in a row, ending Wednesday.

The warnings cover almost all of the UK from tomorrow and into Monday.

Amid those the experts have warned the wild conditions could mean a danger to life for those living in Scotland, north of Glasgow.

The amber warning, which is in place from 9pm tomorrow until 9am on Monday,

Forecasters warned: "Damage to buildings and homes is possible, with roofs blown off and power lines brought down.

"Roads, bridges and railway lines may close, with delays and cancellations to bus, train, ferry services and flights.

"Power cuts could occur and affect other services, such as mobile phone coverage.

"Flying debris could result in a danger to life.

"There is potential for large waves and beach material being thrown onto sea fronts, coastal roads and properties."

A second amber wind alert is in place from 6pm tomorrow until 9am on Monday, and it covers from Glasgow, to just north of Manchester, but also the entire coastline to Truro.

The Met warned Storm Isla could cut power and potentially mobile phone coverage, damage buildings, and cause travel chaos.

Forecasters added: "Injuries and danger to life is likely from large waves and beach material being thrown onto coastal roads, sea fronts and properties."

There are also yellow rain warnings in place for Scotland, north of Glasgow; north of Dumphries, and around Carslile and Lancaster; and Wales from Bangor to Swansea.

Meanwhile, a yellow wind warning is in place over all of the UK from midday tomorrow until 10pm on Monday.

The Environment Agency had 58 flood alerts, meaning flooding is possible, and eight flood warnings, where it is "expected", active for today across England and Wales.

It also had eight flood warnings in place.

Elsewhere, it will be mostly dry and quite a bit warmer than recent days, with the mercury surging back above zero.

The South will shake off a frosty start to reach highs of 9C by mid-afternoon, a pattern mimicked in Belfast and Glasgow.

Only slightly chillier conditions are predicted across the East, with London and Aberdeen seeing highs of 6C and 7C respectively.

Releasing the forecast on X, the Met wrote: "Saturday morning will start with the risk of some icy surfaces in the far North, and sunny spells in the South East."

Going into tomorrow, the temperature is expected to keep rising, with a front of warmer air pushing rain further eastwards, bringing with it gusts of up to 75mph.

Indeed, Plymouth is forecast, bizarrely, to see 11C at 3am tomorrow and 12C by 9pm.

Much of the country will, say the Met, experience over 10C late into tomorrow evening.

However, this will sadly not be a little pocket of summer sunshine, with damp and humid conditions across the UK as Storm Isha makes landfall.

Into next week, sunny spells and "heavy, blustery showers" are expected, before winds begin to ease by Wednesday, giving way to drier conditions.