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.

According to the Met Office, yellow and amber warnings represent a range of impact levels and likelihoods. The impacts can include damage to property, travel delays and cancellations, loss of water supplies, power cuts, and, in the most severe cases, danger to life.

Storm Éowyn is forecast to make landfall in Ireland late on Thursday before moving on to the rest of the UK on Friday according to Met Office models. The storm will bring gusts of 80mph to coastal areas and 60mph inland with potential for a danger to life caused by flying debris.

The Met Office has issued a rare yellow wind alert, warning of a possible "danger to life" due to flying debris from hurricane force winds. The 36-hour warning covers the entirety of Northern Ireland and large swathes of Scotland,

The Met Office yellow alert came into force at midnight and runs until 11.59pm tonight. Wind gusts could be up to 54mph in the early hours accompanied by heavy rain and the alert warns of a 'danger to life' from flying debris.

An Amber weather warning has been issued for very strong winds on Friday, January 24, covering the North East of England

Red weather warnings are in place for the entire island of Ireland for the first time ever on Friday, as Storm Éowyn approaches. A previously issued amber alert for Northern Ireland was upgraded to red on Thursday morning.