Storm Herminia has led the Met Office to issue a host of new weather warnings for the UK this morning, with heavy rain and wind expected to hit the country over the next 24 hours

Stormy conditions are set to continue today (Monday), with a series of weather warnings issued across England and Wales by the Met Office. The Environment Agency has also issued 52 red flood warnings as of 6.

The Met Office has issued multiple yellow weather warnings as Storm Herminia, named by the Spanish meteorological office, batters the UK.

The Met Office has issued new weather warnings for snow and ice as the UK is battered by 114mph Storm Eowyn - see the full list of regions affected by the alerts here

The Met Office recommends keeping essentials such as warm clothes, food, and water in cars due to the likelihood of travel delays.

The winds due to sweep through parts of the UK from Friday could go over 80mph in some areas, the Met Office warned as it named its fifth storm since October.

A flurry of fresh weather warnings for wind and rain have been issued for Sunday after Storm Eowyn battered the British Isles with hurricane-force winds. Flights were cancelled, major rail routes closed and ferry services axed on Saturday after winds surpassing 100mph hit parts of Britain throughout Friday.

Storm Herminia and Storm Eowyn could be 'just the start' of a new age of weather, an expert has said. Both storms battered parts of the UK with winds up to 100mph. And while the public mostly listened to government advice regarding the weather,

Storm Herminia has unleashed powerful winds of up to 83mph across Britain as well as prolonged rainfall, as Met Office weather warnings remain in place for most of England and Wales. More than 50 flood warnings have been issued by the Environment Agency,