Clickable map: Weather and travel latest

Click the regions on the map above to find out if the severe weather conditions predicted for many parts of the UK will affect your area.

Scotland

Gales and rain are continuing to hit Scotland, with gusts of between 70 to 80mph almost matching the severity of Monday's storms.

Blustery showers on Friday evening will scatter by Saturday morning, but with strong winds.

Western Highlands and the Western Isles are bearing the brunt of the gales.

Two severe flood warnings have been issued for areas around the River Earn in Perth and Kinross, with a further risk of flooding along the Firth of Clyde coast and the rivers Tay, Earn and North Esk.

Hydro Electric say the power supply has been restored to 300 homes cut off earlier on Skye and Arrochar.

Stena Line sailings between Stranraer and Belfast are suspended because of bad weather.

GNER services between Glasgow and Edinburgh have been suspended because of overhead line problems.

No Virgin trains are running between Glasgow, Edinburgh, Preston and Carlisle, because of flooding, overhead line damage, and fallen trees.

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Northern Ireland

Winds are gusting up to 60 miles per hour across Northern Ireland.

Persistent rain will clear by Saturday morning but strong winds will remain.

More than 100 homes were left without power overnight but only 50 are still cut off.

IRISH REPUBLIC

The situation was worse on Friday for the Irish Republic, with southerly gales of between 70mph and 90mph, set to continue into Saturday.

Gale force eight winds were due to reach storm force 10 in all Irish coastal areas and in the Irish Sea.

Up to 20 motorists were trapped in floods in Galway.

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North East

Windy and wet with gales up to 60mph. Further showers and strong winds predicted overnight.

The wet conditions may result in general flooding from rivers and streams in North Pennines including the North Tyne, South Tyne and Rede.

Other areas at risk include the River Tyne from Hexham to Corbridge, the Cockshaw Burn at Hexham, the River Wear downstream to Bishop Aukland, and the River Tees downstream to Piercebridge.

In Cumbria and North Yorkshire, the A66 is closed to high-sided vehicles and caravans between Workington and Scotch Corner, because of strong winds.

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North West

A flood warning has been issued for the Lancashire coast.

South-westerly gales are due to develop with gusts of 55-65 mph.

The gales will ease overnight but heavy rain expected to stay into Saturday.

On Merseyside, flood warnings were issued from Crosby, 10 miles north of Liverpool, to Hoylake on the tip of the Wirral peninsular.

In New Brighton, also at the top of the Wirral, onlookers reported 40ft-high waves crashing against sea defences.

Police closed the promenade in Blackpool to motorists and in Fleetwood, Lancashire, the tide was reported to be at its highest level for nearly 20 years.

Coastal roads in Cumbria were flooded.

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Midlands

Friday night and Saturday morning are expected to be very mild but windy with rain at times.

In the West Midlands, the westbound A456 Hagley Road in Ladywood is closed near the junction with Norfolk Road, where the roof has blown off a building.

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East Anglia

Strong winds have led to the closure of the country's largest container port at Felixstowe in Suffolk.

A spokesman said that it was too unsafe to operate machinery, and lorry drivers have been waiting at the port all day to offload their cargo.

Rain has hit all parts of the region, with strong and gusty winds.

The forecast is for mild, wet and windy weather Friday night and Saturday.

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Wales

South to south-west gales expected through Friday and into Saturday, with heavy rain.

The torrential rain has brought 16 flood warnings across Wales, with the River Neath at Neath Aberdulais and Resolven and the River Usk at Brecon particularly affected.

The River Towy in Carmarthen has burst its banks, and a landslip caused by storm waves has disrupted rail services between Carmarthen and Llanelli.

There was severe flooding in the Cardigan Bay area and in Borth, west Wales.

In Anglesey, sandbags and emergency heaters were provided to flooded homes while roads were closed in Trearddur Bay, Dwyran and Afon Lleiniog.

Wales and Borders rail services between Machynlleth and Pwllheli are cancelled until further notice, because of poor weather conditions.

Stena Line sailings between Fishguard and Rosslare face delays and cancellations over the next 24 hours, because of adverse weather conditions.

In Pembrokeshire, the A477 over the Cleddau Bridge, from Pembroke to Neyland, is closed to high-sided vehicles, because of strong winds.

Power supply was cut and then reconnected to several hundred Welsh homes.

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South East

Rain extending to all parts through Friday, with southerly winds becoming very strong but should have drier interludes during the night and on Saturday.

Hoverspeed services from Dover are subject to disruption because of adverse weather in the Channel.

Part of a supermarket roof in south-east London was blown off on Friday, forcing police to cordon off a large area around a shopping centre.

Ten pieces of metal, each 15ft by 4ft, were blown off the roof of Sainsbury's at Bexleyheath, but there were no reported injuries.

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South West

Heavy rain and strong to gale force southerly winds expected to continue into Friday night, but rain to clear from the east on Saturday.

A flood warning has been issued for the tidal part of the River Severn at Gloucester.

In South Gloucestershire, the M48 over the Severn Bridge is closed because of the windy weather conditions.

Three severe flood warnings in place for Devon and Cornwall.

The warnings are for the South Cornwall coast from Land's End to Plymouth, the South Devon coast from Plymouth to Lyme Regis, and the North Devon coast from Hartland to Lymouth.

On the border of Devon and Cornwall, the A38 over the Tamar Bridge, west of Plymouth, is closed to high-sided vehicles and motorcycles, because of the strong winds.

Three people had to be rescued by emergency services on Friday after two vehicles were stranded in floodwater near the Severn Estuary in Gloucestershire.

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