Strong winds accompanied by heavy and blustery showers are forecast in Scotland from Tuesday and across England and Wales from Wednesday evening. A yellow weather warning for wind has been issued by the Met Office, which expects the strong winds to cause travel delays and short-term power cuts across the UK. The Met warning for England and Wales is in place from 9pm on Wednesday to 3pm the following afternoon. Forecasters are predicting gusts as high as 50-55mph inland, with wind speeds potentially rising to 60-70mph on coasts and hills, especially in Wales and the west of England. The bad weather is expected to start in the north-west of Scotland on Tuesday, with a yellow wind warning issued for the Highlands and Eilean Siar from 5pm to 11pm. Forecasters say the high winds are caused by a succession of low pressure systems moving in from the Atlantic. Met Office chief meteorologist, Andy Page, said: “After the recent settled spell the weather will turn more unsettled this week with strong winds and rain. Yellow weather warnings for wind are in force. The second of two areas of low pressure is likely to bring the most widespread strong winds, with gusts of 55mph widely across England and Wales later on Wednesday and Thursday, with gusts up to 70mph in exposed western locations.” While strong overnight winds are expected to gradually ease on Thursday afternoon, people should expect delays to road, rail, air and ferry transport on Wednesday night. In addition, some disruption is “likely” across bus and train services, with some journeys expected to take longer. People are also being advised of an increased risk of short-term losses of power and other services. Looking ahead to later in the week, the Met forecasts that as the winds ease, “the rain will turn more showery with spells of sunshine. Blustery showers will continue through the weekend with the driest conditions in the east. There are early signs that the weather will settle down again by the middle of next week with the chance of high pressure once again becoming dominant”.