Forecasters have upgraded weather warnings ahead of Storm Hector, which could bring gusts in excess of 70mph to parts of the UK.
Much of Britain is covered by a yellow warning, but the north and west of Northern Ireland is subject to a more serious amber warning.
Motorists were advised to take care due to fallen trees and the possibility that outdoor summer furniture will have been blown around.
Thursday morning’s rush hour is looking wet and windy, especially for parts of the north, with some disruption to travel likely #StormHector #WeatherAware pic.twitter.com/lJyhStGs5D
— Met Office (@metoffice) June 13, 2018
Humberside Police said a 40mph speed restriction had been placed on the Ouse Bridge in Goole due to the weather.
The storm, bringing wet as well as windy weather, will move across Scotland and the north of England throughout the morning, and the yellow warning remains in place until 3pm.
An amber weather warning for #wind will come into force overnight for Northern Ireland #weatheraware #StormHector https://t.co/sTKuvdxuAh pic.twitter.com/qcH6xv3OxM
— Met Office (@metoffice) June 13, 2018
Such stormy weather is “quite unusual for this time of year” forecaster Luke Miall said.
“The storm is likely to clear to the north east around lunchtime or just after 1pm.”
Southern England and Wales are likely to escape the worst of the windy weather, he added.
