STRONG winds are being forecast for Thursday as Storm Doris sweeps across Britain.

Although the Met Office has not issued a weather warning for Wiltshire we will be battered by gusts of nearly 50mph.

Between 9am and 3pm on Thursday gusts could reach reach 49mph in Devizes and Trowbridge, 48mph in Swindon and 47mph in Royal Wootton Bassett and Chippenham.

Further north, in the weather warning area, gusts of 50-60mph are expected and may even reach 70-80mph in parts of northern England, northern Wales and the north Midlands.

Travel services could be affected in the weather warning area including some restrictions on bridges and disruption to ferries. Some damage to buildings is also possible.

Heavy rain is also likely through Thursday along with some snow over high ground, which says the Met Office "may prove additional hazards".