Londoners have been warned to brace themselves for a violent storm that could batter the city with winds of 70 miles per hour on Sunday evening.
Heavy rain and powerful gusts of wind are expected to hit the capital on Sunday and continue into Monday morning, affecting roads and trains.
The Met office has issued London with a yellow weather warning.
Helen Chivers, forecaster for the Met office, said: “People should be aware this weather system is coming in and these sorts of winds could have an impact on transport networks and bridges.
“It could damage or uproot trees and disrupt power supplies.”
The South Coast will be the worst hit by the storm with winds of more than 80 miles per hour.
Some forecasts predict that the storm could pass through the English Channel and miss land, because the area of low pressure has not yet developed.
But if it does it is likely to be worst storm of the year so far.
Atlantic storms of this type usually develop further west across the ocean, losing strength by the time they reach the UK and Ireland.
But this storm is expected to appear much closer to land, potentially moving across the country while it is in its most powerful phase.
Tomorrow looks set to be a mostly fine and mild day with an 18C high, with Sunday - before the predicted storm - predicted to be mostly mild with some showers.
