Met Office weather warnings are in place across the UK today and will continue until Tuesday after Storm Eowyn's disruption. Thousands of homes and businesses across Ireland are without power after it saw record-breaking wind speeds yesterday.
The Met Office has issued multiple yellow weather warnings as Storm Herminia, named by the Spanish meteorological office, batters the UK.
Brighton, London, Leicester, and Nottingham are some of the cities that will see the strong spells starting from 10 pm today, with the warning ending at 7 am the following day (Monday 27 January). The warning set for Northern Ireland, including Belfast, is set to end at 7 pm.
Storm Éowyn is forecast to make landfall in Ireland late on Thursday before moving on to the rest of the UK on Friday according to Met Office models. The storm will bring gusts of 80mph to coastal areas and 60mph inland with potential for a danger to life caused by flying debris.
A weather warning for “strong winds” has been issued today (Sunday, January 26) for Leicestershire. The yellow Met Office warning, which could lead to “some disruption”, covers the East Midlands.
Forecasters have issued a yellow alert for high winds for Middlesbrough, Stockton, Redcar and Cleveland, and Hartlepool
The Met Office has issued fresh yellow weather warnings for snow, ice and strong winds in Northern Ireland and parts of Scotland as Storm Eowyn continues to batter Britain.
Hours after Storm Eowyn caused chaos Storm Herminia is set to hit most of the UK - here is every area with a warning in place
A series of yellow weather warnings have been issued by the Met Office across large parts of England and Wales.
A second person has died after their car was struck by a falling tree as Storm Eowyn battered the UK with hurricane-force winds.A 19-year-old died has died in hospital after a road collision at 6:45am on Friday in East Ayrshire,
Met Office deputy chief meteorologist Mike Silverstone said: “The strongest gusts are likely to be felt across parts of Northern Ireland, northern England, north-western Wales and western Scotland, where exposed sites could get gusts in excess of 80mph, which has the potential to cause impacts for those in these areas.