GALE force winds could whip up travel chaos and power cuts as the Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for the whole of England.
The wind warning was put in place last night and will stay until until this afternoon.
The Met Office said: “Strong and gusty winds are likely to develop on Wednesday evening and continue into Thursday across England and Wales.
“Gusts of 50-55 mph are possible inland, especially close to showers.
“On coasts and hills, especially in the west, wind speeds may reach 60-70 mph on before gradually easing this afternoon.”
They have said people could be hit with short term loss of power and for travel to be affected by the winds.
Meanwhile leading bookmaker Coral has cut the odds to 1-2 (from 4-5) on the wind speed hitting 100mph in mainland UK before the end of the week.
The firm makes it 4-5 for -10C or lower being recorded by the time the weekend is up, while it is 5-4 for this month to finish as the wettest March ever.
“It’s going to be an unsettled few days ahead with rain and storms set to hit large parts of the UK. We make it odds-on for the wind speed to reach as high as 100mph in the mainland, while temperatures look likely to drop to -10C before the week is out,” said Coral’s John Hill.
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