Storm Herminia has arrived in the UK hot on the heels of Éowyn, spawning a host of new Met Office weather warnings that will impact people for several hours on end this week.
The latest named storm made landfall in the southern half of the country this morning, where it is currently pounding England and Wales with heavy rain and wind. Forecasters have issued two yellow alerts in response, telling millions of Brits they could be battered by near gale-force gusts and soaked in inches worth of rain.
The dramatic weather is set to last for two days this week, with forecasters warning the conditions could also spark power cuts in the worst-hit areas. The alerts will last from 6am today to the same time tomorrow, with the hour-by-hour breakdown looking particularly grim for several major cities.
In London, where the city's nearly nine million residents are under a warning for wind, the forecast shows gusts building to strengths of up to 40mph, which were heard whistling through the streets early this morning. The hour-by-hour forecast shows that, while the wind will die down slightly today, it will strengthen again overnight.
The Met Office breakdown for London is as follows:
8am: Sunny spells, 7C, 42mph winds
9am: Sunny spells and showers, 7C, 40mph winds
10am: Sunny and rainy spells, 7C, 40mph winds
11am: Sunny and rainy spells, 7C, 42mph winds
12pm: Sunny and rainy spells, 8C, 44mph winds
1pm: Sunny and rainy spells, 8C, 43mph winds
2pm: Sunny and rainy spells, 8C, 43mph winds
3pm: Sunny and rainy spells, 8C, 41mph winds
4pm: Clear with rainy spells, 8C, 38mph winds
5pm: Clear with rainy spells, 7C, 38mph winds
6pm: Clear with rainy spells, 7C, 39mph winds
7pm: Clear with rainy spells, 7C, 39mph winds
8pm: Clear with rainy spells, 7C, 38mph winds
9pm: Clear with rainy spells, 7C, 39mph winds
10pm: Rain, 7C, 41mph winds
11pm: Rain, 7C, 41mph winds
While London will sea comparatively heavy winds today, coastal cities will see the most extreme weather, with Falmouth residents set for gusts into the 60mph range for much of the day.
Falmouth's hour-by-hour forecast is as follows:
8am: Sunshine and showers, 6C, 60mph winds
9am: Sunshine and showers, 7C, 60mph winds
10am: Sunshine and showers, 6C, 62mph winds
11am: Sunshine and showers, 8C, 63mph winds
12pm: Sunshine and showers, 8C, 64mph winds
1pm: Sunshine and showers, 8C, 65mph winds
2pm: Sunshine and showers, 8C, 63mph winds
3pm: Light showers, 8C, 63mph winds
4pm: Light showers, 8C, 65mph winds
5pm: Heavier showers, 8C, 64mph winds
6pm: Heavier showers, 9C, 61mph winds
7pm: Light showers, 9C, 56mph winds
8pm: Light showers, 9C, 52mph winds
9pm: Light showers, 9C, 53mph winds
10pm: Light showers, 10C, 53mph winds
11pm: Light showers, 10C, 54mph winds
Southwest England and southern Wales appear set to be the worst hit by rainfall over the next 24 hours, with Swansea expected to see rainfall all day.
Swansea's forecast is as follows:
9am: Sunshine and showers, 7C, 50mph winds
10am: Sunshine and showers, 7C, 52mph winds
11am: Sunshine and showers, 7C, 54mph winds
12pm: Sunshine and showers, 7C, 52mph winds
1pm: Sunshine and showers, 7C, 52mph winds
2pm: Rain, 8C, 51mph winds
3pm: Rain, 7C, 50mph winds
4pm: Rain, 7C, 48mph winds
5pm: Rain, 8C, 49mph winds
6pm: Rain, 8C, 47mph winds
7pm: Rain, 8C, 44mph winds
8pm: Rain, 8C, 42mph winds
9pm: Rain, 8C, 39mph winds
10pm: Heavy rain, 8C, 36mph winds
11pm: Heavy rain, 9C, 36mph winds