A rare, red warning has also been issued by Ireland's weather service across all counties ahead of the arrival of Storm Eowyn, saying it will bring "severe, damaging and destructive gusts".

Weather expert Mark Bowe has highlighted the "extremely rare" nature of a nationwide Status Red alert from Met Eireann. The National Emergency Co-ordination Group is urging everyone to hunker down at home, schools to shut their doors, and workers to avoid commuting until the storm blows over, likely by Friday evening.

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,

An amber wind alert has been issued for some areas of the UK on Friday, with the Met Office warning there could be "a danger to life" due to flying debris.

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,

A yellow weather warning for fog has been issued for parts of Northern Ireland. The Met Office said it is to last from 00:00 GMT on Wednesday until 11:00 and is active everywhere in Northern Ireland except for western parts of County Fermanagh and the north west,