Sunny spells ahead as weather improves

The weather will finally begin to improve this afternoon after several days of severe gales and heavy rain.

Sunny spells and lighter winds are expected in Exeter this afternoon with a few light showers.

However the Met Office will maintain yellow weather warnings for the South West warning against further gales and heavy rain until late this evening.

The west coast could also see several heavy showers before the poor weather begins to clear by tomorrow.

Elsewhere in the UK amber weather warnings have been issued for North East England, North West England, Yorkshire & Humber and Wales as the weather pushes northwards.

The Met Office’s chief forecaster attributes the ongoing weather to: “Another deep area of low pressure now developing over the Atlantic will bring another spell of very windy weather across the UK as it tracks northeastwards, crossing northern Scotland during the second half of Friday.

“To the south of the low pressure centre, a swathe of severe gales is likely to cross  northwest Wales and much of northern England. The worst of the winds should ease on Friday evening.

“The worst of the winds are likely to transfer across northwest Wales and much of northern England during the day on Friday bringing gusts of 60 to 70 mph widely with locally 80 mph gusts affecting west coasts and high ground for a time.”