A number of weather warnings have been issued by the Met Office as Storm Eowyn is set to bring 90mph winds sparking chaos across Ireland

A weather warning for high winds has been upgraded from yellow to amber for large parts of Scotland on Friday. Gusts of up to 90mph are expected during the first named storm of 2025. Storm Eowyn - pronounced "ay-oh-win" - is expected to bring widespread disruption and could cause a danger to life as a result of flying debris,

Forecasters have warned Storm Eowyn could be 'exceptionally dangerous' as the Met Office issued an upgraded amber weather warning for a large section of the UK on Friday. Amber and yellow weather warnings are in place for Friday into Saturday,

The Met Office has issued an amber warning for wind for parts of Scotland as Storm Eowyn sweeps in. The first named storm of 2025, Eowyn is forecast to bring strong winds across most of the country, including up to 90mph in some areas.

The strongest winds are likely around Irish Sea coasts where gusts could be in excess of 90mph (145km/h). But gusts of 60-70mph (97-113km/h) are widely expected throughout the day with yellow weather warnings issued from Thursday.

The Met Office has issued a weather warning for Essex with the county to see winds of up to 50mph. This comes as Storm Éowyn will bring a spell of strong winds for a time on Friday (January 24). The Met Office says that as a result of the storm,

The Met Office has extended a series of yellow weather alerts between today and Saturday, while four Irish counties face red status wind warnings. A series of yellow fog alerts have been issued across the UK today,