An amber weather warning is in place across most of north Wales as Storm Éowyn hits the country.

The Met Office issued an amber weather warning for Friday as very strong winds are expected to disrupt the country.

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.

A weather warning for high winds has been upgraded from yellow to amber for most of Scotland on Friday. Gusts of up to 90mph are expected during the first named storm of 2025.

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 latest storm is on our horizon and the Met Office has now upgraded a weather warning for Bradford to amber. The UK's national weather and climate service originally put in place a yellow weather warning for "very strong" winds in Bradford and the rest of West Yorkshire from 12am on Friday until 11.

Storm Éowyn – pronounced "ay-oh-win" – and the fifth named storm of the season will undergo rapid development during Thursday as it moves across the Atlantic. It will be fuelled by a very powerful jet stream which is fast moving air high in the atmosphere where wind speeds are around 260mph (418km/h).