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The unsettled weather continue with Storm Henry forecast to bring severe gales in places later on Monday and into Tuesday

A rapidly deepening area of low pressure pushing quickly across the Atlantic and expected to run close to the north of Scotland through Monday and into Tuesday has been named as Storm Henry. Keep up to date with the latest for your area using our forecast pages.

The Met Office issued an Amber National Severe Weather Warning for Storm Henry which is valid from 3pm on Monday afternoon until 9am on Tuesday morning. Storm Henry closely follows Storm Gertrude, which tracked away from Shetland on Friday night.

The Met Office has issued a number of Severe weather warnings for the north of the UK for Monday and into Tuesday.

A Yellow Severe Weather Warning for wind - associated with Storm Henry, which is rapidly approaching from the Atlantic - will be in place for the whole of the northern UK (except Shetland) and Northern Ireland from 9am on Monday. The warning will remain in place until 9am on Tuesday morning.

For most of Scotland, except southernmost parts, the Severe Weather Warning for wind will be upgraded to Amber at 3pm on Monday, reflecting the likely impacts especially in coastal areas and the Central belt, between Glasgow and Edinburgh. These winds could bring disruption to transport as well as power supplies

A Yellow Severe Weather Warning for rain for mainly northern and western Scotland will be in place from 6pm on Monday until 6pm on Tuesday.

On Monday the vigorous low pressure system - named as Storm Henry by the Met Office and Met Éireann - will be approaching the UK from the Atlantic. Currently, this system is expected to pass just to the north of Scotland, bringing very strong west or southwesterly winds across much of the UK. Severe gales or storm force winds with heavy rain are expected across some parts of Scotland. These winds could bring disruption to transport as well as power supplies.

Will Lang, Chief Operational Meteorologist said: "With several periods of severe weather forecast to affect the UK over the coming days, it's a good idea to keep a close eye on the forecast and the National Severe Weather Warnings as the details of what areas are to be affected and when, are likely to change.

"Our forecast pages, Facebook and Twitter sites and our Weather App can all help you keep up to date with the weather so that you can plan ahead and be prepared."

The weather is expected to remain unsettled over the coming days with the prospect of further deep Atlantic depressions bringing spells of wind, rain and wintry showers at times.

Source: UK Met Office