#StormErik "could bring winds of up to 100mph" #MetOffice

Storm Erik is set to lash Britain at the weekend (Image: Reuters/WXCHARTS)

And meteorologists agree there is a chance of the icy blasts arriving in the early hours of tomorrow morning, especially in high parts of the UK. Coral is offering odds of 10-11 for wind speeds to hit 100mph. Spokesman John Hill said: “It is going to be a blustery back end to the week where the betting suggests the wind speed could reach as high as 100mph in the mainland UK.

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“The odds also have been cut on this month ending as the wettest February since records began as we are set for a lot more rain over the next few weeks”.

Coral is also offering odds of 1-2 on it being the coldest winter on record in the UK, as well as 6-4 on it being the wettest February.

Storm Erik is rolling in from the Atlantic Ocean, and is expected to bring gale-force winds of 70mph with it across the UK.

The Met Office has issued severe wind warnings for Scotland and Northern Ireland on Friday, extending the warning extending to parts of England early tomorrow.

Dawlish Large waves crash against the seawall in Dawlish in the south-east of England (Image: Reuters)

Already one person has been killed by Storm Erik after a tree fell on their car in Devon this morning.

Erik is likely to cause further chaos and power cuts across large parts of the country.

A Met Office spokeswoman said