Storm Éowyn will bring very strong winds as well as heavy rain and snow for some on Friday an Amber National Severe Weather Warning for wind has been issued, along with new warnings for snow, wind and rain across Cumbria and large parts of the North on Friday.
As the Met Office upgraded to the Amber Alert the Irish weather service has also now issued a red danger to life warning for all of Ireland with forecast ‘very strong winds’ expected with what has been described as probably among the "severest storms" that Ireland has ever seen. Schools and businesses are set to close on Friday as the full force of Storm Éowyn hits.
Storm Éowyn will move across the northwest of the UK on Friday, clearing to the northeast on Friday night and will initially bring snow for some, with accompanying rain and wind with the potential to cause travel disruption, power cuts and damage to building and homes with the lowest ever recorded air pressure in living memory in the UK forecast with a drop to 932mb forecast for Friday.
Storm Éowyn, will begin to influence the UK’s weather on Thursday, with strengthening winds initially in southwestern parts of the UK with accompanying heavy rainfall. This will quickly spread northeast to the rest of the UK during the early hours of Friday morning. There is also a chance of snow over Norther England and Scotland as the system initially bumps into cold air, however much of this will quickly change to rain as milder air moves in leading to the risk of flooding in some areas.
Travel conditions are likely to be severely disrupted in the coming days. Mark Nash, Duty Manager at National Highways, said: “We are expecting high winds and rain to hit most parts of the country later this week. If you're planning to drive over the next few days, prepare in advance for the journey and take extra care on the roads. If weather conditions become challenging, adjust your driving behaviour to manage the conditions as safely as possible.
Cumbria and other parts of the North have three weather warning in place:
Yellow warning for snow 03:00 until 12:00 Friday.
Amber warning for wind from 06:00 until 21:00 Friday.
Yellow warning for wind 00:00 until 23:59 Friday.
An urgent 'do not travel' warning has been issued by train operators for Friday (24th January ).
TransPennine Express is urging customers not to travel between Manchester and Liverpool, Glasgow and Edinburgh, or on services between York, Newcastle, and Edinburgh, due to the expected winds from Storm Éowyn.
Avanti WestCoast has said “We're advising customers not to travel north of Preston or on our North Wales route on Friday 24 January due to the expected disruption by Storm Éowyn”
Avanti Westcoast added that passengers should not travel to or from these stations north of Preston include Lancaster, Oxenholme Lake District, Penrith North Lakes, Carlisle, Lockerbie, Haymarket, Lockerbie, Glasgow Central and Edinburgh Waverley on Friday.
Electricity North West said “Storm Éowyn is expected to bring strong winds to the North West on Friday and into the weekend. We’re busy preparing and have additional teams on standby ready to respond.”
“Strong winds can cause power cuts, damage to our network and make it unsafe for our engineers to carry out repairs. If you see any damage to our network, please stay clear and call us on 105 to report it as soon as you can.”
Westmorland and Furness Council has said “Our highways service are keeping a close eye on the data from our weather stations and have stepped up resources ready for severely high winds, rain, and ice to hit our area.”
“Based on the current forecast, we are anticipating this will have a significant impact across our roads, ferry service, and rail.”
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