The Met Office has issued a 15-hour power cut warning as Storm Dave batters parts of the country during the Easter weekend. The weather conditions in the country will turn unsettled as strong winds and snow will impact several areas on Saturday and Sunday.

According to the forecaster, severe weather will begin to hit the UK from the north on Saturday evening, and by Sunday afternoon, the storm will bring strong winds to much of northern Britain. The Met Office has issued a number of yellow warnings covering the whole of Scotland, Northern Ireland, north Wales and parts of northern England. Across all affected areas, widespread gusts of 50-60 mph are expected, with 60-70 mph possible in more exposed spots. The strongest winds are likely in Scotland, where there is a small chance of brief gusts reaching 80-90 mph in the most exposed locations.

Deputy Chief Forecaster, Tom Crabtree, said: "Storm Dave will form and rapidly deepen on Saturday as it approaches the UK from the west. By Saturday afternoon winds will strengthen significantly, with gusts of 60-70mph expected at times across parts of Scotland with the potential for gusts of 80-90mph in exposed coastal locations in Scotland. Gusts of 50-60mph are likely more widely in northern Britain.

"As well as strong winds, Storm Dave will also bring heavy snowfall over the hills in northern Scotland where up to 10-20cm of snow could accumulate.

"Along with the strong winds this will lead to blizzard conditions. Elsewhere there will be heavy spells of rain as the system moves through eastwards across the UK. With Storm Dave a few days away, people should prepare their property for the strong winds and keep updated with the latest weather forecast as the weather warnings are likely to be updated."

Central, Tayside & Fife

• Angus


• Clackmannanshire


• Dundee


• Falkirk


• Fife


• Perth and Kinross


• Stirling

Grampian

• Aberdeen


• Aberdeenshire


• Moray

Highlands & Eilean Siar

• Na h-Eileanan Siar


• Highland

North East England

• Northumberland


• Darlington


• Durham


• Gateshead


• Newcastle upon Tyne


• South Tyneside


• Sunderland

North West England

• Blackburn with Darwen


• Blackpool


• Cheshire West and Chester


• Cumbria


• Greater Manchester


• Lancashire


• Merseyside

SW Scotland, Lothian Borders

• Dumfries and Galloway


• East Lothian


• Edinburgh


• Midlothian Council


• Scottish Borders


• West Lothian

Strathclyde

• Argyll and Bute


• East Ayrshire


• East Dunbartonshire


• East Renfrewshire


• Glasgow


• Inverclyde


• North Ayrshire


• North Lanarkshire


• Renfrewshire


• South Ayrshire


• South Lanarkshire


• West Dunbartonshire

Wales

• Conwy


• Denbighshire


• Flintshire


• Gwynedd


• Isle of Anglesey

Yorkshire & Humber

• North Yorkshire

Northern Ireland

• County Antrim


• County Armagh


• County Down


• County Fermanagh


• County Londonderry


• County Tyrone