Storm Eowyn set to be 'historic' as Brits to be battered by 'danger to life' winds

Horror gusts of up to 90mph are predicted connected Friday greeting on with torrential rain, information to beingness warnings, and a hazard of snowfall arsenic the Storm Eowyn catapults its mode crossed the Atlantic from America

Storm Eowyn has the imaginable to beryllium "historic" arsenic millions of Brits hole to beryllium battered by "danger to life" winds.

Horror gusts of up to 90mph are predicted connected Friday greeting on with torrential rain, information to beingness warnings, and a hazard of snowfall arsenic the storm catapults its mode crossed the Atlantic from America. The tempest comes aft an Artic blast brought terrible snowfall and plummeting temperatures to dozens of US states. However, coupled with tropical confederate air, this has strengthened the pitchy watercourse arsenic it travels eastwards towards Britain.

According to the latest upwind forecast model, exposed coasts successful Northern Ireland and Dublin volition spot the "historic" tempest exceeding 100mph gusts of winds connected Friday. Northern England, north-western Wales and occidental Scotland could besides consciousness the interaction of the strongest winds. Many of these regions person been placed connected an amber nationalist terrible weather informing for wind.

Alan O'Reilly, from Carlow Weather, posted connected X: "That precocious solution AROME exemplary retired to 9am shows gusts I’ve ne'er seen this exemplary amusement earlier for Ireland and this exemplary is 1 of the champion determination is for Ireland. Anyone saying this is conscionable different tempest is successful for a rude awakening. This volition beryllium an historical storm. "

Meanwhile, the Met Office confirming snowfall is owed for some. It said: "Storm Éowyn volition determination crossed the northwest of the UK connected Friday, clearing to the northeast connected Friday nighttime and volition initially bring snowfall for some, with accompanying rainfall and wind. This has the imaginable to origin question disruption, powerfulness cuts and harm to gathering and homes."

Despite Friday being the main focus, the forecaster predicts immoderate regions volition commencement to spot a alteration successful conditions from tomorrow. "A large alteration successful the UK’s upwind starts connected Thursday, arsenic a beforehand bringing dense rainfall moves eastwards done the day," it adds. "Conditions crook some bedewed and windy during the aboriginal hours connected Friday greeting arsenic Storm Éowyn arrives, with rainfall starting disconnected arsenic snowfall implicit parts of Northern Ireland, Scotland and higher crushed successful bluish England."

The snowfall is not acceptable to past arsenic the strategy initially bumps into acold air, creating immoderate flurries, but the Met Office predicts this "will rapidly alteration to rainfall arsenic milder aerial moves in." Met Office Deputy Chief Meteorologist Mike Silverstone said: “Storm Éowyn is expected to bring precise beardown winds and wide disruption connected Friday. There are presently a fig of upwind warnings successful place, with each parts of the UK covered by 1 informing astatine immoderate constituent connected Friday.