Met Office weather warning: M5 updates as Storm Evert hits South West - live updates The region is forecast to be battered by rain and strong winds The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now The South West is set to be hit by rain and strong winds today as Storm Evert sweeps across the region - potentially bringing chaos to roads. Forecasters at the Met Office have issued a yellow weather warning for wind, which is in place between 8pm last night (July 29) and 12pm today (July 30). The national forecaster is warning of "a spell of strong to gale force winds which may cause damage to infrastructure and lead to travel disruption".