A yellow weather warning for wind has been issued by the Met Office today.

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From late Wednesday and throughout Thursday strong west to north-westerly winds are likely to develop across a large part of the UK. 

Quite widely winds are expected to peak with gusts reaching 50-60 mph, however in some locations, such as exposed coastlines, plus over and to the east of high ground there is a chance that gusts of 70-80 mph may be seen in some populated places. The exact areas and timing of the peak wind gusts speeds are yet to be fully determined, with a chance that this event could continue into Friday for some areas too.

See the Met Office website for more details.

Further updates will be issued as required.