A red weather warning has been issued across Scotland's central belt as the country prepares for Storm Éowyn. The Met Office has said high winds could reach 100mph in exposed western coasts and that there could be a risk to life due to flying debris,

Storm Éowyn is set to bring gusts of up to 90mph with the Met Office warning of a "danger to life". Windspeeds will pick up on Thursday, but the worst of the weather is set to arrive overnight and into Friday morning.

Storm Éowyn has the "potential to be very destructive," Met Éireann said while issuing its Status Red weather warnings. Check here for the Status Red, Status Yellow, and Status Orange weather warnings coming into effect for Ireland this week.

A red weather warning has been issued for Northern Ireland on Friday, as dangerous Storm Éowyn heads towards the UK. The red warning for wind, posing a danger to life, has been issued, while an amber warning is in place for parts of Scotland and the north of England,

A rare red weather warning for wind comes into force at 10am on Friday lasting until 5pm. The areas covered by the dangers to life warning are Central, Tayside & Fife, south west Scotland, Lothian Borders (including Edinburgh) and Strathclyde (including Glasgow).

As Storm Éowyn weakens and clears to the northeast of the UK, Saturday will remain a breezy day everywhere with strong winds persisting in the north. It will be drier for many, with showers replacing persistent heavy rain, these wintry in the north, especially over higher ground.

Councillor Stuart Hughes, Devon County Council's cabinet member for highway management, warned Storm Éowyn could bring travel disruption over the next few days. "Friday in particular is expected to see the worst of the conditions, so anyone out on Devon's roads could come across surface water flooding and possibly fallen trees," he said.

Bad weather is set to hit the country as Storm Éowyn brings severe gales. The Met Office has issued several weather warnings, including an amber wind warning for parts of north Wales on Friday with gusts of up to 90mph (145km/h) in coastal areas.

WORCESTERSHIRE is set to be hit by Storm Eowyn with very strong winds expected. A yellow weather warning for wind has been issued for Worcester and the wider county by the Met Office, which will last all day tomorrow (Friday,

With Storm Éowyn threatening to unleash severe gales forecasters have warned lives could be risk. Numerous weather warnings have been issued by the Met Office including an amber wind warning for parts of north Wales on Friday with gusts of up to 90mph (145km/h) in coastal areas.