ITV News forecaster Lucy Verasamy says the bad weather hitting eastern parts of the UK will bring strong winds and head up towards Scotland.<br /><br />Severe weather warnings are in place for much of the UK, threatening to cause localised flooding across southern England and Wales. <br /><br />Strong winds are expected, with speeds of up to 80mph in coastal areas of southern England, while Scotland is set to see some snowfall, the Met Office said. <br /><br />ITV News forecaster Lucy Verasamy says that "we are going to see a blustery day everywhere as we go through Monday. <br /><br />"Strong winds will be really pepping up in the southern counties. These winds will go up <br />to Scotland in time for Christmas Eve morning."<br /><br />Train operators are warning of widespread delays, disruptions and cancellations, and have made contingency plans with bus firms. <br /><br />The AA has also warned that disruption is likely on the roads, and advised drivers to avoid any flood water. <br /><br />The Environment Agency urged people to check its flood forecasts and warned people to keep away from coastal promenades because of wet and windy conditions. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Get the latest headlines http://www.telegraph.co.uk/<br /><br />Subscribe to The Telegraph http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=telegraphtv<br /><br />Like us on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/telegraph.co.uk<br />Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/telegraph<br />Follow us on Google+ https://plus.google.com/102891355072777008500/<br /><br />Telegraph.co.uk and YouTube.com/TelegraphTV are websites of The Daily Telegraph, the UK's best-selling quality daily newspaper providing news and analysis on UK and world events, business, sport, lifestyle and culture.
