Hour-by-hour Storm Eowyn forecast as 'danger to life' 100mph red wind warnings hit

Met Office upwind forecasters person produced hour-by-hour breakdowns for immoderate of the worst-hit parts of the state arsenic Storm Eowyn tears astatine Brits 4 hours connected end

Storm Eowyn made landfall successful the UK wielding devastating 100mph winds this morning, and volition teardrop done the state for the adjacent six hours, according to reddish Met Office warnings tracing its path.

Two uncommon reddish weather warnings issued by the bureau authorities the tempest volition churn dangerously crossed Scotland and Northern Ireland, wherever dozens of communities volition beryllium astatine the mercy of gale-force winds. Forecasters person warned radical to enactment indoors and structure owed to a "danger to life", with debris expected to alert astir the worst-hit areas.

The remainder of the state won't flight scot-free, however, with yellowish and amber warnings covering each inch of the federation good into the play and beyond. The Met Office has besides released hour-by-hour breakdowns of the reddish informing areas that amusement conscionable however unsafe the winds could become.

According to the Met Office, upwind speeds successful Scotland could scope astir 90mph successful Scottish superior Edinburgh aft gusts stitchery this morning. The hourly breakdown shows the upwind starting strong, astatine 70mph, and volition stitchery implicit the time by astir 20mph, with Scots battered with unsafe 87mph winds by lunchtime, erstwhile they person been told to enactment indoors.

The Met Office upwind breakdown for storm-hit Scotland from 8am to 11pm is arsenic follows today:

8am: Rain, 4C, upwind gusts of 70mph

9am: Heavier rain, 4C, upwind gusts of 74mph

10am: Heavier rain, 3C, upwind gusts of 76mph

11am: Heavier rain, 3C, upwind gusts of 79mph

12pm: Heavier rain, 3C, upwind gusts of 85mph

1pm: Heavier rain, 3C, upwind gusts of 87mph

2pm: Heavier rain, 3C, upwind gusts of 86mph

3pm: Rain showers, 3C, upwind gusts of 83mph

4pm: Rain showers, 3C, upwind gusts of 79mph

5pm: Rain showers, 3C, upwind gusts of 77mph

6pm: Rain showers, 2C, upwind gusts of 73mph

7pm: Rain showers, 2C, upwind gusts of 69mph

8pm: Rain showers, 2C, upwind gusts of 66mph

9pm: Rain showers, 2C, upwind gusts of 63mph

10pm: Rain showers, 2C, upwind gusts of 60mph

11pm: Rain showers, 2C, upwind gusts of 57mph