Strong winds will continue to affect most of the UK on Sunday following the widespread disruption caused by Storm Darragh.

Gusts of up to 70mph could still cause difficult driving conditions and short-term power outages, with public transport also severely affected, the Met Office said.

The meteorologist issued a fresh yellow wind warning for the whole of England and Wales, which came into force at 6am and runs until 6pm on Sunday.

A separate yellow rain warning for Northumberland expired at 9am.

The Environment Agency still had more than 50 flood warnings, meaning flooding is expected, and more than 130 flood warnings were issued across England on Sunday morning.

Around 60,000 homes and businesses across Wales are still without power after Storm Darragh devastated large parts of the country.

Scottish Power reported numerous outages across its area, mainly in north and mid Wales, and said in some cases power would not be restored until Monday.

On Sunday morning, public transport provider Translink said all rail routes were open, although some speed restrictions were in place across Northern Ireland.

As of 9 a.m., 15,000 people remained without power, according to NIE Networks. They indicated that it could take several days to reconnect these customers.

Alex Houston, head of network operations, said engineers were working to restore customers as quickly as possible.

“Most of the disruptions affecting many customers have been resolved.

“However, there are still around 1,200 disruptions across the network, some of which are affecting very few customers, so we expect it will take some time before we can resolve all disruptions.”

Network Rail has told passengers in the South East to expect widespread disruption today as strong winds continue to blow across the country.

The strong winds associated with Storm Darragh will continue to gradually ease, but yellow rain and wind warnings remain in force throughout Sunday.

• Some bus and train connections are affected, some journeys take longer
• Some delays to road, rail, air and ferry transport are expected
• Some short-term power outages and other services
• Coastal routes, coastal areas and coastal communities will be affected by spray and/or large waves
• Bus and train services are likely to be affected as journey times take longer
• Some homes and businesses are likely to be flooded

The Met Office said continued heavy rain was expected across central and eastern parts of England throughout Sunday, with 20 to 25 mm of rain expected to fall across much of the country.

Up to 60mm could fall across the high ground of the Cheviots, Pennines and North York Moors.

Wightlink said the 8am car ferries from Portsmouth and 9am from Fishbourne had been cancelled, as had the 7.15am and 8.15am Fastcat services from Portsmouth Harbor and the 7.45am and 8.45am services from Ryde Pier Head.

Further strong winds are set to hit large parts of the UK after Storm Darragh hit the country.

Gusts of up to 80mph could hit Northern Ireland until 6am on Sunday, before a new yellow wind warning from the Met Office comes into force across much of England and Wales.

Gusts of 35-45 mph are likely to occur inland, reaching 70 mph on the coasts in the morning.

This means further travel disruption and power cuts are likely until 6pm, the Met Office said.

The Environment Agency has put 64 flood warnings in force for areas where it believes flooding is likely – many of which are on the border between Wales and England.

A spokesman said: “Localized river and surface water flooding is likely across parts of the West Midlands and the north-east and north-west of England on Sunday.

“Local flooding may continue on Monday and Tuesday along parts of the River Severn in Shropshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire until Tuesday. Flooding of properties, roads and some properties could occur and travel disruption could occur.”