UK weather live: Storm Jocelyn arrives in UK with 80mph winds amid warnings from Met Office

More travel chaos is expected as passengers try to reach work this morning after the arrival of Storm Jocelyn, which is bringing brought disruptive winds gusting at around 80mph just days after Storm Isha.

Roads as well as train and flight services are already impacted and commuters were warned to check for cancellations and delays before beginning their journey.

Eight flights were cancelled at Dublin Airport and four at Glasgow Airport yesterday evening, while train services in Scotland were suspended from 7pm on Tuesday until midday today.

Martin Thomson, national operations manager for resilience at Transport Scotland, said: “Across the wider network, we can expect to see more delays and cancellations with ferries, flights and rail from Tuesday into Wednesday morning.”

Liam Sumpter, route director for Network Rail Scotland, said Storm Isha caused “a huge amount of damage” and teams have been working “around the clock” to remove fallen tress and debris, and repair damaged infrastructure.

He went on: “While we are continuing to reopen routes when it is safe to do so, we unfortunately expect even more disruption in the coming days as Storm Jocelyn arrives in Scotland.

Met Office chief meteorologist Steve Willington said Storm Jocelyn, named by Met Eireann, could cause more disruption than Storm Isha.

He said: “Although this system will be a step down relative to Storm Isha, with the damage and clean-up still under way, we could potentially see more impacts from Storm Jocelyn.

“Outbreaks of heavy rain on Tuesday could bring rainfall accumulations of 15 to 20mm quite widely with 40 to 50mm over higher ground in south-west Scotland, the Scottish Highlands and parts of north-west England.

“Wind gusts are expected to reach 55 to 65mph across northwestern Scotland while there is potential for winds to reach 75 to 80mph in a few places, in particular exposed parts of the Western Isles and coastal north-west Scotland early on Wednesday morning.”

Tens of thousands of homes and businesses remain without power in the UK as Britons say winds from Storm Jocelyn are shaking windows and sending bins flying.

Many users on X, formerly known as Twitter, are complaining that heavy gusts from Storm Jocelyn have kept them up tonight.

“This #StormJocelyn definitely sounds and feels worse than #StormIsha,” wrote Francesca Renèe Reid, a resident of London.

“The latch on my windows broken and it actually feels like it’s gonna fly off it’s hinges,” wrote another user, Elle.

“Getting enough sound sleep in UK now is a miracle,” wrote Abigail Mungai.

The Met Office has issued amber and yellow weather warnings for wind covering much of the UK, together with yellow warnings for rain covering parts of western and southern Scotland, and north-west England.

A yellow warning for ice has also been issued across northern and eastern parts of Scotland.

Gusts of 80mph could be experienced in exposed areas, with 40-50mm of rain possible over higher ground, the forecaster said.

East Midlands Airport has advised travellers to check travel advice before flying since a yellow weather warning is in place due to Storm Jocelyn’s imminent arrival.

They have reassured fliers the airport will run as usual.

RAC spokesperson Alice Simpson said: “With so much heavy rainfall and debris on the roads, driving conditions will be very challenging, especially across northern parts of the country where the weather is at its worst.

“Visibility will be severely reduced due to the spray from lorries and other large vehicles, and the amount of water on the roads will increase stopping distances.

“We urge drivers to consider postponing their journeys in these areas if at all possible.

“We also suggest drivers avoid parking underneath or near to trees.”

Meanwhile, parts of York were affected by flooding.

The number of flood warnings – meaning flooding was expected – had reached 13 in England and 14 in Scotland.