A weather warning for strong winds has been issued by the Met Office.

Meteorologists are warning that an unusually deep area of low pressure for this time of year is heading eastwards from the Atlantic across a large patch of the UK on Thursday night into Friday.

Gusts of up to 60mph are possible on coasts and hills with winds of 45-50mph possible inland.

The Met Office is warning that the windy weather may lead to travel disruption and cause damage to outdoor structures.

The Met Office says: “An unusually deep area of low pressure for the time of year will move slowly eastwards across a central swathe of the UK during Thursday night and Friday.

“In addition to some heavy rain, this low will bring with it a spell of relatively high winds.

“The windiest conditions will start to affect south Wales and southwest England Thursday late afternoon and evening before spreading across southern England Thursday night and early Friday.

“Inland, gusts up to 45 to 50mph are expected at times whilst over coasts and hills gusts will reach as much as 55 to 60mph. These high winds then slowly ease from the west later on Friday.”