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Parts of the UK are set to be battered by gale-force winds and heavy rain this week.

The Met Office has issued three yellow weather warnings, which will come into force on Thursday (October 23) as a deep area of low pressure sweeps across the country.

Forecasters have warned that the northwesterly winds are likely to be strong and 'perhaps damaging'. People in affected areas are being warned to expect some some disruption, including delays to transport and power cuts, while heavy rain could cause some flooding.

The Met Office said the "complex area of low pressure" over the mid-Atlantic will deepen as it moves towards the UK, but its exact track is yet to be determined, with some changes to the forecast over the coming days likely.

Currently, the first warning for

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