Before the colder weather arrives on Friday, many of us will experience some strong winds.

On Wednesday a deep area of low pressure to the north of the UK will bring a strengthening wind to Scotland with gusts up to 70mph (110km/h) possible.

The Met Office has issued a yellow severe weather warning for northern and western Scotland from 00:00 to 12:00 GMT on Wednesday.

They suggest that in some locations the gusts may touch 80mph (130km/h) and the strong winds may bring minor disruption to the transport network such as bridge restrictions and ferry cancellations.

Widely across Scotland and Northern Ireland gusts of 40-50mph (65-80km/h) are also forecast.

By Thursday the strongest winds across western Scotland will have eased but it will turn windy quite widely across the UK.

Gust of 40-50mph (65-80km/h) will be seen widely, up to 60mph (97km/h) around western coasts of England and Wales and 65mph (105km/h) in northern and western Scotland.

We then need to keep an eye on the forecast for the weekend.

Another deep area of low pressure will pass to the south of Iceland with strong winds on its southern flank across the UK.