Cornwall is being warned to brace for possible strong winds as weather systems threaten to bring Storm Doris to the UK.

The Met Office has issued a yellow warning for windy weather across the south west and Wales, as a number of "potentially vigorous" low pressure systems head towards Europe at the end of the week.

However, the forecaster has said the likelihood of the strongest winds hitting the UK remains low, and so has yet to officially name the storm following its own protocols.

If the as-yet-unnamed Storm Doris does hit the UK, Cornwall could be hit by very strong winds on Friday, gusting up to 60 or 70 mph in places, and possibly over 80 mph in exposed coastal areas.

And even if the storm passes by, spells of wet and windy weather are still predicted for later this week.

The Met Office said: "There remains considerable uncertainty around the developments - if such winds were to occur, we would expect damage to trees and perhaps to buildings, possible disruption to power supplies, as well as delayed travel."

The yellow warning will be in force from 6am on Friday until just before midnight, with the chief forecaster adding: "It is worth stressing that there are a number of scenarios in which the strongest winds miss the UK altogether."