GUSTS of 60mph are expected over large swathes of west and north Wales tonight and tomorrow morning as Storm Helene sweeps across the country.

A yellow weather warning has been issued by the Met Office from 9pm tonight (Monday) as Storm Helene is expected to move north-eastwards across the British IslesForecasters have reduced the strength of expected peak winds of 70 mph this morning, but has extended the yellow warning for much of Wales.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.The warning runs from 9pm tonight until 6pm on Tuesday.