Every Met Office weather warning issued for the next four days

Forecasters have issued three yellow weather warnings for the next four days as the week takes a wet and windy turn. The Met Office says a period of unsettled weather will start today (December 5) and last until Sunday morning.

It will lead to periods of very wet and windy weather for many Brits. Two weather warnings are in force on Thursday - with separate warnings issued for rain and wind.

The rain warning is in force from 2pm to 6pm today. It covers much of the North West, parts of the Midlands, and North and Mid Wales. In these areas, the Met Office says people should expect 'heavy rain leading to a chance of some flooding and travel disruption'.

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The same area is also covered by a yellow weather warning for wind. This larger warning also covers more areas of Northern England, Wales, the Midlands, East Anglia and Northern Ireland, plus parts of the South West and Yorkshire.

It comes into force at 3pm today and lasts until 3am on Friday. In these areas, people are being warned to expect 'some disruption from strong and gusty winds'.

The third warning, covering almost all of England and Wales, is for both rain and wind. It comes into force at 3pm on Friday and lasts until 6am on Sunday.

The Met Office says people should expect 'strong winds and heavy rain potentially leading to some disruption'. It also says there is a 'small chance that injuries and danger to life could occur' from flying debris or large waves on the coast, while some communities may be hit by flooding.

Mike Silverstone, deputy chief meteorologist at the Met Office, said: "The highest accumulations of rain may occur in northern Wales and northern England, where up to 50 to 70mm of rain may fall. More widely, 15 to 25mm of rain is possible across the warning area.

"Gusts of up to 80mph are possible around western coasts, with 40 to 60mph gusts more widely across the warning area. Some further hill snow is possible in the north above 200m.

"Given the potential for disruption from this system, it is important to keep up to date with the latest forecast. National Severe Weather Warnings are likely to be updated as certainty around the unsettled weather increases."