Two people died when Storm Ali, the UK's first named storm of the season, battered the UK and Ireland on Wednesday, with winds of up to 100mph. An intense low-pressure system, which will develop across parts of Wales and South West England during this evening before spreading further eastwards across the entirety of England, has been named Storm Bronagh by the Met Office. A frontal zone will bring heavy rain throughout today (Thursday) before the winds strengthen later in the day bringing gale force winds through this evening and overnight into Friday, and possibly severe gales in a few places. Storm Bronagh will bring wind gusts of 45-50 mph quite widely around exposed coasts and in a few spots inland, while some gusts of 60-65 mph are possible, particularly overnight into Friday across eastern England. Media playback is unsupported on your device Media caption A car was swept away in a river in Carmarthenshire after heavy rain across Wales

Strong winds and heavy rain have caused travel disruption and flooding to parts of the UK. Met Office Chief Meteorologist Paul Gundersen said: “Although the strongest winds are expected to occur as Storm Bronagh moves offshore into the North Sea, there is a low likelihood of damaging winds in places through this evening and overnight with possible could impacts to people travelling in England and Wales. These are the three weather warnings in place:

Where : Most of south, south-east and east Wales including Swansea, Cardiff, Newport, the south Wales Valleys and most of Powys

What : "Very strong winds" which the Met Office warns could damage buildings with tiles blown from roofs and falling trees and branches. Drivers of other vehicles should be aware of sudden gusts of wind which can affect handling and braking, and give high-sided vehicles, caravans, and motorbikes plenty of space.”

Two Yellow Met Office Weather Warnings are in force, the first is for rain covering Wales and parts of North West England, then later in the day, a Yellow wind warning is also in place for Storm Bronagh covering much of England. Detail on the warning for Sunday and Monday is not as clear, but the Met Office has said there is the potential for a deep area of low pressure to develop and track over the UK bringing a spell of very strong winds and heavy rain.
High winds from Bronagh arrive later in the day, gusting up to 97 kilometres per hour (60 mph) in parts of Wales.