Storm Floris will batter the UK with unseasonably strong winds and heavy downpours next week, the Met Office has warned. The strongest winds are most likely across Scotland during Monday afternoon and night, with gusts of up to 85mph possible along exposed coasts and hills.

Tens of thousands of households have been left without electricity this week after Storm Floris wreaked havoc on power lines. Engineers worked to restore power to around 22,000 properties in the north and north-east of Scotland on Tuesday morning afte r Storm Floris hit the country with high winds.

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for wind affecting parts of Wales, Scotland and England on Monday and Tuesday. North Wales is set to be battered by strong winds, and the Met Office has advised people living in Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Gwynedd, and Isle of Anglesey to secure their properties, and prepare for power cuts.