Scotland is to be battered by winds of up to 70mph with a yellow weather warning issued for Sunday. The Met Office confirmed all parts of the country will be hit with strong winds which could bring disruption to travel routes and on roads on Sunday.

Five yellow weather warnings - three for rain and two for wind - have been issued by the Met Office for Sunday.

The weekend weather is shaping up to be dramatic with three separate yellow weather warnings now in place over the coming days.

Warnings for wind and rain have been issued as the UK’s dominant weather regime shifts. The below average temperatures of recent days are being by much milder air from the southwest, though this brings with it some heavy rain and strong winds for some.

Gusts of up to 70mph and heavy rain will bring potentially dangerous conditions and travel disruption to parts of the UK this morning, forecasters say. Yellow warnings have been issued for strong winds from 6am to 10am for eastern parts of Northern Ireland, and from 8am until 3pm for southwest Scotland and parts of western Wales.

Northern Ireland is due for some unsettled weather over the next few days. Two yellow wind warnings have been issued by the Met Office. The first warning, for Friday morning, covers mainly the eastern counties.

A number of yellow weather warnings come into force on Friday morning across Northern Ireland, Wales and parts of Scotland.

The Met Office has issued five new yellow warnings for wind and rain over the weekend as the UK prepares for stormy weather. The Met Office said: "Southerly to southwesterly winds are expected to increase through Sunday morning,