STORM Franklin is set to batter the UK as Met Office issues more weather warnings just a day after killer Storm Eunice.

       It's the first time since significant storms were given names back in 2015 that three such tempests have happened within days of each other.

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       Brits are bracing for more weather misery today as Storm Franklin approaches Credit: Bav Media When will Storm Franklin hit the UK?

       Storm Franklin, an 800-mile wide squall, will bring "severe and damaging gusts" across Northern Ireland from tonight until tomorrow morning.

       An amber warning is in place from midnight.

       Met Office forecaster Marco Petagna shared a warning from the Tornado and Storm Research Organisation on Twitter, telling followers: "Although a very low risk, a tornado or two is possible associated with today's squally cold front."

       The storm will bring two inches of snow to the north.

       What areas will be affected?

       The Met Office has issued a slew of weather alerts for today and tomorrow, with millions facing misery from high winds as they travel to work on Monday.

       Sunday's yellow warnings cover Wales and most of England from midday until 3pm, and the North West and Northern Ireland from midday until midnight.

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       Identical wind alerts have been issued for Monday.

       A yellow warning for rain, meaning "there is a chance that homes and businesses could be flooded", is also in place for Cumbria, Lancashire and West Yorkshire from midnight until 6pm on Sunday.

       Meteorologist Craig Snell said the strongest winds will lash the country tomorrow morning.

       "The most likely place for disruption is Northern Ireland, but there could also be impacts along the Lancashire and Merseyside coast, and maybe up into North Wales," he said.

       Will Storm Franklin be as bad as Storm Eunice?

       The storm arrives with much of the UK still recovering from Storm Eunice, but Franklin is not expected to be as severe.

       Wind gusts from Storm Franklin are expected to be lower than Eunice which triggered two Red Weather Warnings.

       The run of terrible weather began with Storm Dudley on Wednesday.

       Ferocious Storm Eunice killed four and plunged 1.3m homes into darkness on Friday.

       Meteorologist Becky Mitchell said three named storms in such quick succession is a first since the system was introduced seven years ago.

       "It's the first time we've had three named storms within a week, and we started the storm-naming system in 2015," she said.

       "We've got a really active jet stream, which is why we're seeing so many storms track right towards the UK."