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Kent weather: Yellow weather warning for wind

A yellow weather warning for wind has been issued for the county today.

The Met Office say the warning came into force at 4am until 6pm and one firework display has already been cancelled.

The Met Office has issued a weather warning for wind tomorrow
The Met Office has issued a weather warning for wind tomorrow

Today's weather is expected to start dry with bright spells, but will become windy and cloudy with bands of heavy rain and showers.

There will also be coastal gales with some predicted to be severe and maximum temperature will be 13 °C.

Forecasters say the strong winds are likely to cause disruption across the south east and south west and other parts of the country.

There could be delays on on our roads and railways and there will also probably be delays on ferries from Dover.

Coastal towns are expected to be affected by spray and large waves.

The weather warning has been issued for tomorrow
The weather warning has been issued for tomorrow

Southeastern have said they do expect disruption to rail services, especially in coastal areas.

To ensure safety, Network Rail are imposing a speed restriction on some routes from 9am.

The restrictions will have the greatest effect on Southeastern services in Kent and East Sussex, and there will be delays to many trains, with mainline and Highspeed services most affected.

To provide a more reliable service, the frequency of trains will be reduced on some routes and stopping patterns will be changed on others.

The detail of these timetable changes will be available on the Southeastern journey planner.

There will be delays to mainline and Highspeed services
There will be delays to mainline and Highspeed services

Passengers planning to travel are being advised they should check before they head off, to find out more, click here.

The minimum temperature today will be 8 °C.

Sunday and Monday will also see further bands of rain and showers, with some heavy and thundery spells which will be interspersed by sunny spells.

The will be rain and gales most of the weekend. Picture: Thinkstock Image
The will be rain and gales most of the weekend. Picture: Thinkstock Image

The winds will gradually ease and on Tuesday it will become drier and brighter but will feel chillier.

Avoid getting stuck on Kent's roads by keeping up-to-date on all of the latest traffic and travel news here or by following our live blog.

For all the forecasts, warnings and weather related news, click here.

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