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Nearly all of UK put under yellow weather alert for Tuesday

Strong winds are expected across much of the UK
Strong winds are expected across much of the UK (Picture: Getty / Rex/ Met Office)

Much of the UK has been warned about potentially dangerous winds hitting the country from Tuesday.

A yellow weather warning has been issued by the Met Office covering all of England, Wales, Northern Ireland and most of Scotland.

The only places likely to escape the gusts are the far north and Scottish islands.

The rest of the country has been told to brace for potential travel disruption and short term loss of power.

SEAHAM, UNITED KINGDOM - NOVEMBER 27: Huge waves break over the sea wall and lighthouse at Seaham Harbour on the north east coast as Storm Arwen sweeps across the country on November 27, 2021 in Seaham, United Kingdom. The Met Office has issued the highest level of warning as wind speeds between 80 and 90mph hit north east Scotland and north east England bringing snow. Police have advised people not to travel as Storm Arwen poses a danger to life. (Photo by Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)
Large waves are likely in coastal areas (Picture: Getty Images Europe)

It comes as parts of the UK are still struggling to recover after the devastating Storm Arwen hit 10 days ago.

More than 4,000 homes are still without power, most of which are in north east England.

High winds battered parts of the country overnight on Saturday, with gusts of between 35 and 50 miles per hour recorded.

Temperatures also plummeted to below zero in parts of Scotland.

Yellow weather warning for Tuesday 7 December (Picture: Met Office)
Almost the entire country has been warned about potential disruption from wind (Picture: Met Office)

Next week’s winds are likely to be accompanied by heavy rain, the Met Office has warned – heaping yet more misery on already sodden parts of England.

Met Office meteorologist Rachel Ayers said: ‘It will be a relatively nice day today, but overnight tonight it will be windy.

‘Temperatures, with the wind and cloud cover, should stay up tonight.

A man makes safe fallen masonry from a property, which has damaged a nearby car, on Gloucester Avenue in Roker, Sunderland, after gusts of almost 100 miles per hour battered some areas of the UK during Storm Arwen. Picture date: Saturday November 27, 2021. PA Photo. The Met Office issued a rare red warning for wind from 3pm on Friday to 2am on Saturday as the first winter storm was set to batter the country. See PA story WEATHER Storm . Photo credit should read: Owen Humphreys/PA Wire
Storm Arwen caused chaos in the north last month (Picture: PA)

‘That should help things a little bit, but we are expecting some more changeable and unsettled weather.

‘This unsettled weather isn’t going to help areas that have been impacted by Storm Arwen too much.’

Homes have been left without power for days on end because of the damage caused by the storm.

The Government has assured people that they should be reconnected by Christmas at the latest.

Stewart Sexton, from Alnwick in Northumberland, is on day 10 without power.

‘Yesterday we had confirmation that it would be on by close of play today’, the 57-year-old said.

‘NPG (Northern Powergrid) even called us back to say yes – confirmed – back on the 5th.

‘However, it’s blowing 40mph with rain here today so that confirmation is highly unlikely, if not impossible.’

The Ministry of Defence has said 297 personnel from the British Army and Royal Marines were still providing support and conducting door-to-door checks on vulnerable people on Sunday morning.

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