Following last night’s torrential rain and strong gusts, hundreds of households were left without electricity.
The worst of Storm Mathis’s erratic weather, which has been moving through Europe, was experienced in the south of England and Wales.
With winds reaching 93 mph on Gwennap Head near Penzance, more than 400 households in Cornwall lost electricity.
Residents of the seashore county awoke to rainy conditions and blocked roadways caused by trees.
This morning saw terrifyingly huge waves in East Sussex and similar conditions in the village of Rothley, Leicestershire.
Footage shows spray reaching incredible heights before crashing back into the rough sea.
‘It’s not particularly unusual to have unsettled weather in the transition between winter and summer,’ a spokesperson from the Met Office told Metro.co.uk.
Huge waves crash against East Sussex coast during Storm Mathis
The forecaster has issued a yellow weather warning for wind until 12pm today, covering Brighton, Portsmouth, Plymouth, Cardiff and Swansea.
A warning for rain is in place for a smaller part of the country until 6pm tonight, covering Plymouth, parts of Cornwall and areas in Exeter.
Storm Mathis, named by France’s meteorological office Météo-France, is a deep area of low pressure.
It is moving eastwards this morning, bringing spells of strong southerly winds, a lull, and then strong west or north-westerly winds.
Coastal areas can expect to see 50mph to 60mph gusts, with higher ground looking at the potential of 70mph.
English south coast wakes up to Storm Mathis (Fri Mar 31)
Heavy rain is set to accompany these winds in parts of the country tonight, with Devon and Cornwall facing 15mm to 25mm of rainfall.
There is a chance of some flooding today but the meteorologists believe the rain will slowly start to ease tonight.
The Met Office added: ‘The weather will settle down into the weekend and through Monday before further wet and windy weather approach from the west on Monday night into Tuesday.
‘Looking further ahead, there are signs of higher pressure moving in from the North East of the UK which will help settle the weather again, at this stage there is some uncertainty over how far this could spread across the UK.’