Yellow weather warning issued with strong winds forecast to hit Wrexham overnight

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning with the remnants of Storm Helene expected bring gusts of up to 60mph across parts of the country.

The weather warning – which covers Wrexham and – is in place from 9pm this evening through until 6pm on Tuesday.

The Met Office state: “Although now expected to bring less strong winds, the remnants of Storm Helene will move northeastwards across Wales and England during Monday night and Tuesday.

“A spell of strong winds is expected, initially mainly in the far southwest of England and across west and south Wales.

“The strongest winds then transferring across the Midlands and parts of northern England during Tuesday morning and into the afternoon.

“Winds are likely to gust 40-50 mph quite widely across the warning area whilst some coasts and hills of southwest England and Wales could have gusts of 55-60 mph.”