Nearly every part of the country has been issued one or several yellow weather warning by the Met Office for between Monday and Thursday, where conditions will be severe. The forecast spells a turbulent New Years’ Eve for many as the bad weather is set to travel southwards across the country between December 31 and January 1.

The weather warning has been issued by the Met Office for New Year's Day covering huge parts of England from Plymouth to Stoke-on-Trent with warnings of power cuts

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning which is likely to cause “disruption across Wales and Northwest England” with a chance that some areas may experience flooding.