Full list of UK regions issued urgent 38-hour Met Office wind warning

The Met Office has issued three urgent yellow weather warnings for wind this weekend. Strong gales reaching 70mph are set to batter huge parts of Britain for 38 hours in the lead-up to Christmas . Two yellow alerts for wind will be in force between 7am and 11.

59pm on Saturday, December 21, while a third will run between midnight and 9pm on Sunday, December 22. Winds are expected to be so strong that the gusts will disrupt transport and create 'dangerous' conditions near coastal regions. The Met Office said: "Increasingly windy through the weekend with gale force winds in the north with some wintry showers.



Temperatures staying mild for December but settling down by Monday." READ MORE: Britain's youngest knife killers told they will be behind bars for longer after horror Midlands murder Don't miss the biggest and breaking stories by signing up to the BirminghamLive newsletter here . It added: "Give yourself the best chance of avoiding delays by checking road conditions if driving, or bus and train timetables, amending your travel plans if necessary.

People cope better with power cuts when they have prepared for them in advance. "It’s easy to do; consider gathering torches and batteries, a mobile phone power pack and other essential items. If you are on the coast, stay safe during stormy weather by being aware of large waves.

"Even from the shore large breaking waves can sweep you off your feet and out to sea. Take care if walking near cliffs; know your route and keep dogs on a lead. In an emergency, call 999 and ask for the Coastguard.

" Regions and local authorities affected on Saturday, December 21: Highlands & Eilean Siar Na h-Eileanan Siar Highland Orkney & Shetland Orkney Islands Strathclyde Argyll and Bute Central, Tayside & Fife Angus Clackmannanshire Dundee Falkirk Fife Perth and Kinross Stirling East Midlands Derbyshire Grampian Aberdeen Aberdeenshire Moray Highlands & Eilean Siar Highland North East England Durham Northumberland North West England Blackburn with Darwen Blackpool Cheshire West and Chester Cumbria Greater Manchester Halton Lancashire Merseyside Warrington Northern Ireland County Antrim County Down County Fermanagh County Londonderry County Tyrone SW Scotland, Lothian Borders Dumfries and Galloway East Lothian Edinburgh Midlothian Council Scottish Borders West Lothian Strathclyde Argyll and Bute East Ayrshire East Dunbartonshire East Renfrewshire Glasgow Inverclyde North Ayrshire North Lanarkshire Renfrewshire South Ayrshire South Lanarkshire West Dunbartonshire Wales Conwy Denbighshire Flintshire Gwynedd Isle of Anglesey Yorkshire & Humber North Yorkshire South Yorkshire West Yorkshire Regions and local authorities affected on Sunday, December 22: Central, Tayside & Fife Angus Clackmannanshire Dundee Falkirk Fife Perth and Kinross Stirling East Midlands Derbyshire Grampian Aberdeen Aberdeenshire Moray Highlands & Eilean Siar Na h-Eileanan Siar Highland London & South East England Hampshire North East England Durham Gateshead Newcastle upon Tyne North Tyneside Northumberland North West England Blackburn with Darwen Blackpool Cheshire East Cheshire West and Chester Cumbria Greater Manchester Halton Lancashire Merseyside Warrington Northern Ireland County Antrim County Armagh County Down County Fermanagh County Londonderry County Tyrone SW Scotland, Lothian Borders Dumfries and Galloway East Lothian Edinburgh Midlothian Council Scottish Borders West Lothian South West England Bath and North East Somerset Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Bristol Cornwall Devon Dorset Gloucestershire Isles of Scilly North Somerset Plymouth Somerset South Gloucestershire Swindon Torbay Wiltshire Strathclyde Argyll and Bute East Ayrshire East Dunbartonshire East Renfrewshire Glasgow Inverclyde North Ayrshire North Lanarkshire Renfrewshire South Ayrshire South Lanarkshire West Dunbartonshire Wales Blaenau Gwent Bridgend Caerphilly Cardiff Carmarthenshire Ceredigion Conwy Denbighshire Flintshire Gwynedd Isle of Anglesey Merthyr Tydfil Monmouthshire Neath Port Talbot Newport Pembrokeshire Powys Rhondda Cynon Taf Swansea Torfaen Vale of Glamorgan Wrexham West Midlands Herefordshire Shropshire Staffordshire Stoke-on-Trent Telford and Wrekin Worcestershire Yorkshire & Humber North Yorkshire South Yorkshire West Yorkshire.