THE Met Office has issued yellow weather warnings for wind and rain as Storm Gerrit will blow into Cumbria tomorrow. 

A yellow weather warning for rain has been issued for Cumbria as far north as Aspatria, and a wind warning covers the whole county and nearly all of the north-west of England. 

When the Met Office issues yellow weather warnings it means that some delays to road, rail, air and ferry transport are 'likely' for wind and that there is a small chance of flooding for rain. 

The rain weather warning will be in place from 3am to 6pm tomorrow. The wind warning will come into effect from 6pm tomorrow to 3am on Thursday 28. 

Met Office chief meteorologist Frank Saunders said: “Storm Gerrit will run towards western UK on Wednesday and bring with it potential impacts for much of the UK.

“Rain is an additional hazard from Storm Gerrit, with active weather fronts leading to a wet day for many."

Mr Saunders said that there could be snow on some upland routes across the Pennines.