The UK is braced for winds in excess of 75mph this weekend with the risk of travel chaos and disruption across the country.

New weather data by WXCharts.com shows maps of a variety of colours as strong gusts sweep across Britain.

The Met Office puts the spell of strong winds which will be accompanied by rain, down to a shift in weather conditions.

Chief Meteorologist, Steve Willington, said: “As we shift from a cold easterly weather regime to milder westerly conditions, the Atlantic air brings with it some potentially impactful weather.

“Successive weather fronts bring strong winds and bands of rainfall across the UK with a risk some areas, particularly in the west later in the weekend, could see some low or even medium impacts.

“Weather warnings have been issued to highlight the potential for travel disruption, dangerous conditions near coasts and the possibility of power cuts for some.”

Strong winds are expected from the early hours of Saturday and will blast through the country thoughout the weekend and into early next week.

The agency warns that “winds are expected to increase through Sunday, with many central, northern and western parts of the UK seeing gusts of up to 50-60mph at times, and perhaps as much as 70mph in exposed spots along Irish Sea coastlines, Scottish Islands, and other areas of high ground further inland.

“Heavy rain will accompany the strong winds, particularly in the west, making for very poor weather conditions, especially on roads.

“For those away from warnings, conditions will still be blustery and wet at times, although some parts in the east may remain largely dry until Sunday.

“The westerly set-up for the UK’s weather is likely to continue next week, with showers or some longer spells of rain likely at times. After a very mild few days, temperatures will drop back closer to average for most places.”

Data from WXCharts.com shows that central and eastern areas will be amongst the worst affected although wind will still be strong in the south, especially around the coast.

Warnings were issued for parts of the UK earlier this week although there are none currently in place this weekend, although that is subject to change.