The weather service said conditions ‘should not play a factor’ in any disruption to roads over the next few days.

As the nation prepares for the big Christmas getaway, travellers in the Midlands have been warned by the Met Office that strong winds and rain are likely to cause disruption. The yellow weather warning predicts gusts of 50-60mph (80km/h-95km/h) across the region on Sunday along with the heavy rain, between midnight and 21:00 GMT.

The Met Office has predicted a "mild Christmas" with "notably high temperatures" throughout the festive season - Britons hoping for a White Christmas this year are likely out of luck. The weather experts have assured that the conditions "should not play a factor" in causing road disruptions as people journey home for Christmas.

Jeremy Parr, head of flood incident risk management at Natural Resources Wales (NRW) told MPs that "extensive damage" was caused by Storm Bert, with over 700 Welsh properties flooded. He explained that NRW's role is to "give the signal" to partner organisations in advance.

The Met Office has given its official verdict on the weather we can expect this Christmas, and things are set to warm up considerably. It comes after bad weather has caused disruption this weekend.

The Met Office has forecast a "mild Christmas" with "notably high temperatures" over the festive period. The weather service said conditions "should not play a factor" in any disruption to roads over the next few days as people travel home for Christmas.

Wind power generation is forecast to reach a record this weekend, with yellow warnings in place across the country.

A yellow weather warning for wind has been issued across all of Scotland, into northern England and Northern Ireland, with the peak winds now shifting slightly north