Storm Lilian: Strong winds and heavy rain for parts of the UK
It's been a summer of changing weather for people living in the UK
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Parts of the UK woke up to wet and windy weather due Storm Lilian on Friday morning.
According to the Met Office, which is the UK's national weather service, Storm Lilian will most affect people living living in areas of England and Scotland.
It issued yellow weather warnings for strong winds across northern England, north Wales and heavy rain in southwest and northeast Scotland.
A yellow weather warning is the least severe warning and means the weather is likely to have some impact for some people, for example travel disruption, but others will be able to can just carry on as normal.
The weather warning was in place until 11am on Friday morning.
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It was a wet and windy start for many in the UK this Friday morning
Why is it so windy in the UK?
A storm named as Storm Lilian has caused the recent winds and rain across some areas in the UK.
During the 'storm season', which lasts from September to September, storms are given names starting with each letter of the alphabet from A to Z.
Storm Lilian is the twelfth named storm since September last year and named storms in August don't happen that often.
This is the furthest that the Met Office have ever got through the list - they've never reached the letter L before.
Some trees have been brought down by the winds, including here in Chesterfield, Derbyshire
Those heading for a weekend of music at Leeds Festival have been affected by the strong winds, with the festival announcing on social media that it has had to close both the Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 1 and Aux stages.
City centre travel in Manchester has also been disrupted, with a number of trees having fallen across tram lines.
The Met Office say that the storm is likely to settle down over the weekend, and that some areas could see warmer weather heading into next week.
The Met Office said the the strongest winds on Friday morning would be experienced in areas across northern England and north Wales (picture: Â鶹ԼÅÄ Weather)
Storm Lilian: 'Strong winds over the next few hours'
On social media the Met Office has said: "Strong winds over the next few hours may bring some trees down and cause travel disruption in northern England as Storm Lilian clears away."
Meanwhile, a Network Rail spokeswoman said it is closely monitoring the "potential impact" the storm might have on the rail network.
"We have teams on hand to put in appropriate measures, if necessary, to ensure that we can continue to run trains safely and as reliably as possible," she added.
Adults driving have also been advised to take care in the conditions.