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Douglas Patient & Ben Bloch

UK Weather: Thousands without power as cloudy week forecast

Thousands remain without power and schools are shut after back to back storms hammered parts of the UK.

Monday has started off cold and blustery after a stormy weekend with devastating consequences across Scotland and the north of England.

A nine-year-old boy in Staffordshire and a 60-year-old woman in Aberdeen tragically died after trees were torn down during Storm Malik on Saturday.

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Storm Carrie arrived just a day later and its gusts are forecast to slowly move away on Monday morning, according to the Met Office.

There are currently yellow weather warnings for wind in place for east and north-east England, and ice for northern Scotland, The Mirror reports.

The strongest gust recorded during Storm Malik was 93mph in Brizlee Wood, Northumberland, on Saturday morning but there were also winds that hit 80mph over wide areas of Scotland, and 70mph in the north of England throughout the day.

Met Office meteorologist Alex Burkill said: "That is exceptionally strong for any time of the year and there is no wonder there were significant impacts such as power outages and damage to buildings. It is very unfortunate that things were worse than that for some people."

Several schools in Aberdeenshire said they will be shut or delay opening on Monday as they deal with power and heating problems.

Storm Corrie is set to push across the North Sea in the early hours of Monday after moving eastwards across Scotland on Sunday.

Winds of 92mph were recorded in Stornoway, on the Western Isles, as Storm Corrie began to hit the UK on Sunday night.

Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said the impact of Storm Corrie is "likely to be significant".

She tweeted on Sunday: "Work to repair the damage from Storm Malik continues. Tens of thousands have had power reconnected already - however, many will remain off supply again tonight and some, especially in north east, could be off into Tuesday. Welfare arrangements are in place.

"Special arrangements remain in place for vulnerable customers and local resilience partnerships continue to work with councils to provide welfare support."

Meanwhile in the south west, the week ahead is forecast to be cloudy with temperatures remaining quite mild.

Strong winds are forecast to hit the region on Tuesday morning, in the afternoon on Thursday, and Friday morning, but those winds should allow the sun to peek through the clouds.

Met Office South West England weather forecast

Today:

Remaining gusty through Monday morning, with winds easing into the afternoon. Largely dry with sunny spells to begin but cloud increasing through the day. Chilly in the wind first thing. Maximum temperature 9 °C.

Tonight:

A largely dry night, though some drizzle is possible as cloud lowers, chiefly for higher ground. Winds strengthening again overnight, becoming gusty in the early hours. Staying frost free. Minimum temperature 4 °C.

Tuesday:

Staying cloudy through Tuesday with some hill fog and drizzle over higher sites as well. Mild, but it remains breezy and gusty, making it feel chillier. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

Feeling mild through Wednesday, though rather cloudy with isolated light rain. Heavier rain sweeping through on Thursday as winds turn blustery again. Fresher on Friday with sunshine and showers.

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