The strong winds from ex-hurricane Ophelia have subsided, but there could yet be more changeable weather to come.
The Met Office is predicting further unsettled and windy weather throughout the weekend and into the start of next week.
The latest forecast predicts "severe gales" over the weekend for the south west.
A Met Office spokesman said: "Next weekend looks like being very unsettled with wet and very windy weather likely to affect most parts of the UK.
The following week is also set to remain unsettled according to the Met Office, with further periods of wet and windy weather.