Storm Babet is set to batter the North East with strong winds and heavy rain across the coming days. But when will it end? Here's what Met Office forecasters are predicting.

Yellow and amber weather warnings for wind and rain have been issued to the North East after Storm Babet hit the North East late on Wednesday evening.

Events in the North East have been cancelled and authorities are urging the public to take caution as the storm continues to cause winds of over 25mph.

Read more: Storm Babet: Hour by hour Met Office North East forecast for today

The Northern Echo: Huge waves crash against the lighthouse in Seaham Harbour, County Durham, in the tail end of Storm Arwen.Huge waves crash against the lighthouse in Seaham Harbour, County Durham, in the tail end of Storm Arwen. (Image: NORTHERN ECHO)

According to the Met Office forecast, the extreme weather is set to die down from 1pm on Saturday (October 21), where the likelihood of rain will fall from 50% to 10%.

Winds of up to 22mph will also fall to as low as 6mph by the end of the day.

Stephen Dixon, a Met Office spokesman, previously spoke of the storm as he predicted that some communities may face power cuts and flooding.

He said: “A disruptive period of weather is on the way.

“There are some high totals (of rain) which have the potential to disrupt travel plans… possibility of power cuts as well as the obvious risk of flooding.

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“As you look at Wednesday, the first pulse of rain is looking to particularly influence Northern Ireland, Wales and the southwest of England, and into Thursday.

“But it’s as you move from Thursday and into the week that shift very much focuses more towards central and eastern Scotland, but also some central and eastern areas of England as well.”