Storm Éowyn: Exact locations massive 90mph gales will batter UK as tempest poses danger to life

Large waves and flying debris caused by Storm Éowyn volition airs "a information to life" menace connected Friday, the Met Office says aft it named its 5th tempest of the meteorological year

Monster gales of up to 90mph volition batter ample parts of the UK connected Friday - and beryllium truthful destructive they'll airs a "danger to life".

Three upwind warnings are successful place connected Friday crossed the state arsenic the Met Office advises Brits to hole for Storm Éowyn, its 5th named tempest of the meteorological year.

The fiercest gales, expected connected Friday morning, volition impact parts of Merseyside, Lancashire and Cumbria. They volition easiness somewhat by the afternoon, but by this clip the harm whitethorn person already been done arsenic roofs are apt to beryllium blown disconnected and powerfulness lines could beryllium brought down crossed the UK.

The Met Office says connected its website: "Injuries and information to beingness could hap from flying debris, arsenic good arsenic ample waves and formation worldly being thrown onto seafronts, coastal roads and properties... There is simply a accidental that harm to buildings and homes could occur, with roofs blown disconnected and powerfulness lines brought down."

Weather maps issued by Ventusky, a meteological service, amusement the tempest volition deed the UK by astir 8am connected Friday, aft initially careering implicit Ireland. Wind speeds past volition beryllium betwixt 80mph and 90mph on the northbound Wales coastline, including astatine Anglesey.

They volition past stitchery gait crossed Merseyside and Lancashire, hitting the 90mph people astatine assorted points crossed the counties, earlier moving northwards. They volition beryllium peculiar destructive crossed the Lake District successful Cumbria by mid greeting and past enactment their mode crossed Northumberland by noon.

Tyne and Wear volition beryllium the brunt - again a 90mph unit - of the gales successful the afternoon, the upwind maps suggest. The East Lothian coast, betwixt the English borderline and Edinburgh, volition endure fierce gales passim Friday afternoon.

Writing connected its website, the Met Office adds: "Storm Éowyn is expected to walk adjacent to oregon crossed the northwest of the UK connected Friday earlier clearing to the northeast connected Saturday.

"Whilst determination is immoderate uncertainty successful the way of Éowyn, a spell of precise beardown winds is likely, initially southeasterly earlier turning westerly, with highest gusts of 60-70 mph inland and 80-90 mph on immoderate coasts and hills (perhaps adjacent higher successful a fewer locations)."

Each of Friday's weather warnings - each for upwind - expire astatine 11.59pm. However, a caller 1 connected Saturday - again for upwind - concerns each of Scotland until 3pm details risks of "longer travel times oregon cancellations arsenic road, rail, aerial and ferry services are affected".

All areas expected to spot 90mph gales connected Friday

• County Durham

• Cumbria

• East Lothian

• East Yorkshire

• Lancashire

• Merseyside

• North Wales

• North Yorkshire

• Northumberland

• Tyne and Wear

• West Yorkshire