UK weather: Met Office weather warnings issued for TODAY as Storm Herminia triggers 'prolonged rainfall' and 83mph winds

The Met Office has extended weather warnings for wind and rain into Tuesday for some regions, particularly the southwest.

Three weather warnings are currently in place, including a yellow warning for rain across most of southern England until 23.59pm on Monday.

Wales faces a yellow rain warning until midnight, while southern England and Wales are under a yellow wind warning until 6am Tuesday.

The storm, which arrives just two days after the record-breaking Storm Eowyn, has forced the cancellation of numerous flights at London Heathrow and brought significant disruption to rail services across the country.

The Met Office has warned of potential power cuts and travel delays, with some areas expected to receive up to 80mm of rain.

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The Met Office cautioned there is "a small chance of fast flowing or deep floodwater causing danger to life."

London Heathrow has seen 36 arrivals and departures cancelled after air-traffic controllers requested a reduction in flights due to strong winds affecting aircraft movement rates.

British Airways has cancelled 26 flights to and from Heathrow, impacting domestic routes to Belfast City and Edinburgh, as well as European destinations including Barcelona, Berlin, Copenhagen, Stockholm and Zurich.

Other airlines including Aer Lingus, Iberia, KLM and Lufthansa have also grounded flights to and from their hubs, with an estimated 5,000 passengers affected.

Passengers whose flights are cancelled are entitled to be rebooked on alternative flights and provided with meals and accommodation until they reach their destination.

Transport for Wales has issued a "Do Not Travel" warning for the Heart of Wales line between Swansea and Crewe.

Fallen trees have disrupted rush-hour services south of Guildford in Surrey and north of Hastings in East Sussex.

The Great Western Railway between London Paddington and Plymouth is experiencing flooding between Reading and Taunton.

National Rail has warned: "Trains may be delayed by up to 20 minutes, cancelled or diverted. Disruption is expected until 11.30am."

No trains are operating between Manchester Victoria and Blackburn due to flooding at Darwen.

Met Office deputy chief meteorologist Mark Sidaway said: "The set-up for the early part of next week shows a likely continuation of periods of wet and windy weather although less severe than we have seen from Éowyn."

He added that the second half of the week could see "a trend toward more settled conditions which could see a return of some frost and fog."

The unsettled weather is expected to persist into next week, with heavy rain and wind likely in some areas, according to the Met Office.

Met Office meteorologist Jonathan Vautrey noted that Storm Herminia would be "certainly a notch down compared to Eowyn," though gusts of 60 to 70mph remain possible in the far south west.