With Storm Floris predicted to bring winds of up to 90mph to parts of the northern UK, travellers are being urged to postpone their journeys. A yellow warning also applies to southern Scotland, Northern Ireland, northern England and North Wales.

An amber warning covers most of Scotland and there is a yellow warning in parts of England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Several thousand in the west and northwest of Ireland are without power after Storm Floris brought strong winds overnight. A series of yellow wind and rain alerts warning of potential localised floods, lightning damage and power outages came into force in the early hours of Monday.