STORM Gerrit has been named by the Met Office, with several weather warnings in place for north Wales from Wednesday (December 27).

The storm will bring strong winds and heavy rain to many parts of the UK on Wednesday, with wintry hazards also likely, especially across northern Scotland.

Here's the outlook for north Wales for the coming days ...

Tonight (December 26):

Met Office prediction: "Rain sweeps northwards across the whole country, will be heavy at times on high ground as winds strengthen, strongest around the coast. Minimum temperature 2 °C."

Wednesday (December 27):

Met Office prediction: "Possible coastal gales through the morning as more heavy rain continues across much of the country. Winds remaining strong through the day but turning drier with clear spells. Maximum temperature 12 °C."

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Outlook for Thursday (December 28) to Saturday (December 30):

Met Office predicts; "Some brighter spells returning on Thursday and Friday, though often showery with strong winds. Rather windy and turning cooler. Turning a little more settled for Saturday."

A number of weather warnings have been issued by the Met Office, with the potential to be updated as details firm up.

Met Office Chief Meteorologist Frank Saunders said: “Storm Gerrit will run towards western UK on Wednesday and bring with it potential impacts for much of the UK.

“Winds across southern coastal areas of England will be strong, possibly peaking around 70 mph on exposed coastlines, but more widely around 50-60 mph within the warning area.

“Rain is an additional hazard from Storm Gerrit, with active weather fronts leading to a wet day for many. Snow is also likely to cause problems for some northern areas: only briefly for a few upland routes across the Pennines and southern Scotland overnight and early on Wednesday, but more widely to the north of the Central Lowlands later in the day.

"Here around 10 to possibly 20cm of snow may affect some of the highest routes, this combining with very strong winds to lead to some difficult travel conditions. At lower levels a combination of heavy rain and very strong winds will dominate.”

Met Office warnings highlight the possibility for transport disruption, power cuts and flooding in some areas so it’s important to stay up to date with the latest warnings.