The Met Office has just changed its weather warning for Birmingham - and it's slightly better news.

The alert was initially in place for the city and West Midlands from 9am Saturday to 9am Sunday.

But now forecasters say Saturday will be unaffected.

The alert has instead been changed from 9am to 6am start, and it will end by midnight.

Forecasters are warning Storm Bronagh remains "life-threatening".

A dry, bright and chilly start but it will then turn cloudy and rain will push northwards giving a dull, cool and wet afternoon on Saturday.

People experience strong winds as they cross the Millennium Bridge, in central London

Wet and windy weather gradually clearing on Sunday, then dry and sunny on Monday and Tuesday with light winds.

The agency warns: "A spell of persistent and at times heavy rain is likely on Sunday."

What to expect

  • Spray and flooding on roads probably making for difficult driving conditions and longer journey times
  • Bus and train services probably affected with some journey times taking longer
  • Flooding of a few homes and businesses is possible

A Met Office yellow warning for wind covering England and Wales is in place until 9am.

Overnight a gust of 76mph was recorded at the Needles on the Isle of Wight, while winds could reach up to 60mph during the day on Friday, particularly on the north-west coast of England.

In south-west Wales there were 12 flood warnings in place on Friday morning, with nearly 40 flood alerts issued across the country, while there were individual warnings in place in Staffordshire, Chesterfield and South Yorkshire, with more than 30 alerts across the north of England and West Midlands.

Met Office forecaster Rachael West told the Press Association: "Storm Bronagh is moving towards the north and east and we are going to continue to see strong, blustery and gusty north-westerly winds.

"We are looking at gusts of between 45 and 55mph across the UK and associated with that some heavy showers with some hail and thunder."

Coming hot on the heels of Storm Ali, the second named storm of the year threatens to cause more travel misery with fallen trees and flooding blocking roads and rail routes.

Bronagh brought heavy rain as it swept across the country a day after two people were killed during severe weather and injuries and danger to life from flying debris continue to be a risk.

Sheffield saw nearly half a month's rain fall in 24 hours, while more than half a month's rain fell in Sennybridge in Wales.

Police forces have warned motorists to be aware of fallen trees, debris and power lines on the roads during the morning rush hour.

The A1 near Gonerby Moor in Lincolnshire was closed on Friday morning as recovery crews removed a lorry that had left the carriageway, while flooding on the M6 at Crewe forced a slip road to be closed for several hours.

Speed restrictions were in place for many trains across the network in Wales and the west and north of England due to high winds, which were forecast to reach between 45 and 50mph across much of the country.

In Wales a landslip in the Dinas Rhondda blocked the railway line between Ystrad Rhondda and Porth, while a tree stopped trains between Carmarthen and Milford Haven.

There were also reports of delays to airborne aircraft arriving at Manchester Airport due to windy conditions.