Isle of Wight weather warning update means wind and rain

Forecasters say a swathe of strong winds will sweep across the area, including the Island.

"Increasing west or northwest winds...remaining strong for much of the day," are expected by the Met Office.

Meanwhile, the IW Met Service is telling us to expect the worst of the weather later this morning.

A Met Office warning will be in place tomorrow (Wednesday). (Image: Met Office.)

According to the Met Office's warning, which started at 6am, "gusts of 40-50 mph are expected widely within the warning area, but some coastal areas, especially in parts of south and west Wales and Cornwall, could see gusts above 60-70 mph.

"Outbreaks of heavy rain or showers will accompany the strong winds."

The yellow weather warning will remain in place until 8pm.

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Meanwhile, Isle of Wight forecaster, IW Met Service, has also issued a warning for severe gales and extremely large waves, with south-westerly winds of around 60mph widely and up to 75mph in "a few exposed locations".

Its warning will run from 11am until 11pm.

A yellow warning has been issued by the IW Met Service, while the Ventnor area is expected to see the worst weather. (Image: IW Met Service.)

Isle of Wight ferry services

Last night, Red Funnel pre-warned there was a "potential for cancellations/delays to our Red Jet service."

Wightlink has yet to comment.

Hovertravel had to cancel last night's crossings, as the weather worsened.

The Isle of Wight Council has issued advice about what to do in severe weather and you can find it HERE.

Meanwhile, Network Rail Wessex says the high winds and heavy rain will mean a speed restriction on some mainland train lines, from 11am until 5pm.