Snow, ice and wind warnings have been extended through until Sunday as a frosty blast strikes parts of the UK, in the wake of Storm Eowyn’s record-breaking wind speeds.
Travel chaos continued on Saturday, with flights, trains and ferries cancelled, after winds reaching 100mph caused widespread disruption and widespread damage to rail networks. At least 1,070 flights were axed and 150,000 air passengers affected.
Snow and ice warnings were in force on Sunday morning across Northern Ireland and nearly all of mainland Scotland, with a wind alert in the Highlands and Hebrides will be in place until 7pm.
The storm has also caused widespread damage to the electricity network, with one million people left without power across the UK and Ireland, after wind speeds topped 114mph in Co Galway, beating the country’s previous record of 113mph set in 1945.
A 20-year-old man in Ireland became the first confirmed storm-related death after a tree fell on his car at 5:30am at Feddyglass in Raphoe.
Key Points
- Mapped: Weather warnings in place until Tuesday
- Emergency Cobra meeting held over Storm Eowyn
- Met Office issues fresh flurry of snow and wind warnings
- Outages could take 10 days to restore as 185,000 without power
- Man who died after tree fell on car in Ireland named
Storm Eowyn map: Where and when snow will hit UK as fresh weather warnings issued
08:00
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Alex Croft
A flurry of fresh weather warnings for snow, wind and rain were issued on Saturday as Storm Eowyn continues to batter the UK and Ireland.
Flights have been cancelled, major rail routes closed and ferry services axed again on Saturday after winds surpassing 100mph hit parts of Britain throughout Friday. Millions were left without power due to the vicious storm.
A rare red weather warning was lifted on Friday from Scotland and Northern Ireland, where Storm Eowyn damaged buildings, uprooted trees and caused power cuts.
But the Met Office has now issued weather warnings through until Tuesday, with a new low-pressure system set to take hold over the weekend, moving in from the southwest as Storm Eowyn passes.
Read the full report:
Where have flood alerts been issued?
07:47
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Andy Gregory
Ahead of today’s Met Office warning for heavy rain across much of England and Wales, the Environment Agency has issued a total of 31 flood alerts in England, meaning fllooding is possible, and one more severe warning on Salisbury Plain, where flooding is expected.
No flood alerts have been issued by Natural Resource Wales.
Which weather warnings are in force on Sunday?
07:36
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Andy Gregory
The Met Office has several weather warnings in force today.
In Wales, a warning for wind is in force from 10am until 7pm, while an overnight warning for snow and ice in Scotland is in effect until the same time.
A band warning of dangerous winds of up to 70mph down the west coast of England, Wales and southwestern Scotland is also in force until 5pm.
Much of southern England and Wales are also subject to a warning for rain, while those living southwest of Plymouth have been told to brace for powerful and potentially disruptive winds until 11 am, with a fresh warning for wind again issued on Monday across the south coast until 6am on Tuesday
Watch: Co-op building collapses in Falkirk as Storm Eowyn batters Scotland
07:00
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Alex Croft
Storm Eowyn misery to continue into Tuesday as Britons stranded by travel chaos
06:40
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Shahana Yasmin
The Met Office has extended its weather warnings into Tuesday, forecasting more snow, ice and powerful winds as parts of the UK reel from the damage left by Storm Eowyn.
Described by forecasters as probably the most powerful storm to hit the UK in at least a decade, Eowyn battered the country with hurricane-force winds of up to 100mph which tore roofs from buildings, uprooted trees, overturned cars, and left 1 million people without power on Friday.
Forecast for the week ahead
06:02
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Alex Croft
Unsettled weather is likely to continue into next week with heavy rain and wind likely in some areas, the Met Office says.
Met Office deputy chief meteorologist Mark Sidaway said: “The set-up for the early part of next week shows a likely continuation of periods of wet and windy weather although less severe than we have seen from Éowyn.
“For the second half of the week we start to see a trend toward more settled conditions which could see a return of some frost and fog.”
Met Office calls Storm Eowyn ‘probably the strongest storm’ to hit UK in 10 years
05:30
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Shahana Yasmin
The Met Office has said that Storm Eowyn was “probably the strongest storm” to hit the UK in at least 10 years, with wind gusts that went over 100mph.
The forecaster also noted that some of the weather events were the most intense in “more like 20 or 30 years” for some parts of the country and Ireland on Friday.
A spokesperson for the Scottish Government said Saturday evening saw around 35,000 properties in Scotland still without power.
Around 250,000 homes were left without power in Northern Ireland on Saturday evening, reported The Irish Times.
However, hundreds of trees have been uprooted by the storm, which could leave many having to wait up to 10 days for their electricity to be reconnected.
Mapped: Weather warnings in place for Sunday
05:01
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Alex Croft
Here are the weather warnings currently in place for Sunday:
- A yellow wind warning in northwest Scotland will be lifted at 6am.
- A yellow snow and ice warning covering most of the rest of Scotland and Northern Ireland will be lifted at 10am.
- A yellow wind warning for south west England, north west England and Wales will be in place from 8am until 3pm.
- A yellow wind warning will be in force for Northern Ireland from 10am until 7pm.
- A yellow rain warning will cover most of southern England, the Midlands and Wales from 8am until 6am on Monday.
Storm Eowyn’s impact in pictures
04:30
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Shahana Yasmin
Storm Eowyn postponements list as Celtic vs Dundee off due to stadium damage
04:15
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Shahana Yasmin
Celtic’s William Hill Premiership match against Dundee on Saturday has been postponed following storm damage to the club’s stadium.
Storm Eowyn brought winds of up to 100mph in central Scotland on Friday and a Met Office red weather warning of danger to life.
Storm Eowyn misery to continue into Tuesday as Britons stranded by travel chaos
04:01
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Alex Croft
The Met Office has extended its weather warnings into Tuesday, forecasting more snow, ice and powerful winds as parts of the UK reel from the damage left by Storm Eowyn.
Described by forecasters as probably the most powerful storm to hit the UK in at least a decade, Eowyn battered the country with hurricane-force winds of up to 100mph which tore roofs from buildings, uprooted trees, overturned cars, and left 1 million people without power on Friday.
Major travel disruption continued on Saturday as trees, trampolines and even the roofs of buildings were cleared from railway tracks, with power distributors warning in Northern Ireland that it could take up to 10 days to restore electricity to all of the 185,000 homes still suffering outages.
My colleague Andy Gregory reports:
What comes after Storm Eowyn? Future storm names for 2025 revealed
03:45
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Shahana Yasmin
No respite from rain as Storm Herminia to follow Eowyn
03:20
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Shahana Yasmin
While Sunday is expected to see Storm Eowyn start to die down, a new storm is set to follow immediately behind.
Named Storm Herminia by Spanish meteorologists, it is forecast to hit the south west of England and Wales first and then move into Northern Ireland and northern England on Sunday afternoon, reaching parts of Scotland by the evening, according to PA.
Met Office meteorologist Jonathan Vautrey said: “This is certainly going to be a notch down compared to Eowyn, whilst there is the potential for 60 to 70mph gusts of wind across the very far south west generally, we’re not going to be seeing the same strengths of winds as we have seen over the last couple of days.”
Storm Eowyn continues to leave destruction across the UK
03:01
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Shahana Yasmin
Snow, ice, and wind warnings have been extended till Sunday as several parts of the country sees widespread damage in the aftermath of Storm Eowyn.
Network Rail Scotland said it had received reports of nearly 400 “incidents of damage”, with over 120 reports of fallen trees. Signalling systems, overhead wires, stations, boundary fencing, level crossings, and train depots have all seen intense damage.
Police Scotland responded to nearly 1,900 incidents linked to the storm, they said.
ICYMI: Power cuts could last 10 days as ‘devastating’ damage leaves 185,000 properties in the dark
02:00
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Alex Croft
Around 185,000 homes and businesses remain without power in Northern Ireland following Storm Eowyn – with NIE Networks warning that the scale of the damage means it could take up to 10 days before all customers have power restored.
Derek Hynes, managing director of NIE Networks, said they believe there are more than 4,000 locations where the network has been damaged by the wind or fallen trees, in what he described as “devastating levels of damage to the electricity network in Northern Ireland”.
He continued: “Almost one third of the people here have no power. At this early stage, we believe that there are well over 4,000 locations in Northern Ireland where our network has been damaged by the wind or falling trees. Each of these locations will need to be visited.
“Right now, we are prioritising faults which affect the largest numbers of homes and businesses. It is likely that it will take us up to 10 days to get to the final locations and restore power to those residents.
“We continue to work with government and other agencies to try to provide information to the most vulnerable in our society as we work through a long restoration effort.”
He added: “At this stage, we have been able to restore power to more than 96,000 families and will work over the weekend to assess the scale of the damage, and to update estimated restoration times on our website. We will keep going until everyone has their power back.”
Watch: Deadly Storm Eowyn’s fury as 100mph winds batters UK and Ireland
01:03
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Alex Croft
‘Chilly start to Sunday’, says Met Office
00:00
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Alex Croft
A chilly start to Sunday in Scotland and Northern Ireland with ice in places ❄️
— Met Office (@metoffice) January 25, 2025
Cloudier in England and Wales with strong winds and heavy rain arriving from the southwest ☔
Stay #WeatherAware ⚠️ pic.twitter.com/zYoEfDshJr
‘Planetary parade’ visible in UK tonight as part of rare event that won’t repeat for 400 years
Saturday 25 January 2025 23:29
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Alex Croft
January and February will see two remarkable planetary alignments, with one of them offering stargazers a chance to witness a celestial spectacle that will not be repeated for another 400 years.
On Friday 24 January and Saturday 25 January, six planets will line up in the night sky, in an event that some astronomers refer to as a planetary parade.
Mars, Jupiter, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus and Venus will appear together in a row, although Neptune and Uranus will only be visible with binoculars or a telescope.
The planets will be together in the night sky throughout the rest of January and February, with weather conditions in the UK looking favourable for a decent viewing this weekend.
Watch: Entire roof torn off building in Scotland
Saturday 25 January 2025 23:00
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Alex Croft
Watch the dramatic moment an entire roof appears to be torn off a building in Scotland as a result of Storm Eowyn.
A reply to the footage posted on X said the building is in Wester Hailes, south west of Edinburgh, although this has not been verified.
“New builds” mental man. pic.twitter.com/NPuxU15lU3
— Chris wood (@chriswood1875x) January 24, 2025
Watch: Co-op building collapses in Falkirk as Storm Eowyn batters Scotland
Saturday 25 January 2025 22:51
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Caspar Barnes
An exterior wall of a Co-op store in Falkirk collapsed due to high winds as Storm Eowyn battered Scotland on Friday, 24 January.
“If you needed an indication as to the severity of Storm Eowyn - this is the Co-op in Denny this afternoon. Thank goodness it was closed,” local radio station Central FM shared in a Facebook post.
There were no injuries according to Police Scotland who attended the scene after the damage, which left the inside of the building exposed, was reported.
A 20-year-old man in Ireland became the first confirmed Storm Eowyn-related death after a tree fell on his car at 5:30am in Donegal.
‘It is the biggest storm we’ve ever experienced’
Saturday 25 January 2025 22:39
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Alex Croft
Johanna Krijnsen, 34, from Co Clare, Ireland, said some parts of her roof blew off during Storm Eowyn.
“This really was the biggest storm we’ve ever experienced here in Ireland,” said the mother-of-four, originally from Utrecht in the Netherlands. Around 10 trees on their land have been ripped up and they are still without power, she said.
“We’re on the West Coast, about 20 minutes from the Atlantic Ocean. I think we got the full smack of it.”
Ms Krijnsen and her husband have an eight-year-old daughter with Down’s Syndrome and a five-year-old son who has non-verbal autism.
“Our son is so used to his routines and they’re just not there at the moment,” said Ms Krijnsen. “So that makes it hardest for him emotionally.”
Mapped: Weather warnings in place for Sunday
Saturday 25 January 2025 22:10
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Alex Croft
Here are the weather warnings currently in place for Sunday:
- A yellow wind warning in northwest Scotland will be lifted at 6am.
- A yellow snow and ice warning covering most of the rest of Scotland and Northern Ireland will be lifted at 10am.
- A yellow wind warning for south west England, north west England and Wales will be in place from 8am until 3pm.
- A yellow wind warning will be in force for Northern Ireland from 10am until 7pm.
- A yellow rain warning will cover most of southern England, the Midlands and Wales from 8am until 6am on Monday.
‘My husband had to tie bus shelter to a lamp post to stop it blowing away’
Saturday 25 January 2025 21:47
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Alex Croft
Marilyn Higham, 61, from Dechmonth in West Lothian, Scotland, said Storm Eowyn has brought the worst damage she has ever seen to the area.
“My husband tied the bus shelter opposite our house to a lamp post during the storm to stop it blowing onto the street,” the retired mental health nurse told the PA news agency.
“Our property is totally undamaged. We had a power cut, which started about 6pm last evening, and came back on during the early hours.”
Mrs Higham said thankfully no one in the village was injured as people heeded the warning and stayed indoors.
In pictures: Flooding in France related to Storm Eowyn
Saturday 25 January 2025 21:25
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Alex Croft
Watch: Met Office graphic shows forecast for Sunday
Saturday 25 January 2025 21:03
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Alex Croft
Do you have Sunday plans?
— Met Office (@metoffice) January 25, 2025
Find out what the weather will bring in the latest 4cast pic.twitter.com/fvsvQobW8h
Motorists should take ‘great care’ amid storm impacts, says car insurer
Saturday 25 January 2025 20:41
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Alex Croft
Motorists should take “great care” while travelling in areas affected by Storm Eowyn, car insurer RAC has said.
“With Storm Éowyn set to leave heavy rain and wind in its wake, the forecast indicates ongoing disruption for drivers in the west of England, Scotland and Northern Ireland,” RAC breakdown spokesperson Alice Simpson said.
“Fallen trees and debris, alongside flooding continuing through the weekend, will make journeys longer than usual and in the worst-case scenario, obstruct or block routes altogether.
“Motorists should still take great care and allow more time for their journeys or delay them until the worst weather has passed. The increased likelihood of standing water also means there’s a risk of aquaplaning, where a thin layer of water causes the vehicle’s tyres to lose contact with the road when driving at faster speeds.”
‘I’m so scared’: Families reveal devastating effects of Storm Eowyn
Saturday 25 January 2025 20:18
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Alex Croft
Shane Egan, a 33-year-old train driver from County Galway was in Manchester when the worst of the storm hit on Thursday night.
“My wife was in the house with my other two sons and at about three o’clock in the morning, she heard a big crash and the house shook,” Mr Egan said.
“She texted me again at five in the morning saying, ‘Shane, I’m so scared’. The doors in the house were opening and slamming. The wardrobes were moving, everything was shaking.”
Emma Egan, 35, was unable to go outside to assess the damage that night due to safety concerns.
But she received a knock on her door on Friday morning from a neighbour who told her her house was “falling down”.
When Ms Egan inspected outside, a pile of bricks and slates was on the ground after the gable end of the home had given way.
Storm Eowyn ‘probably the strongest to hit the UK in at least 10 years’
Saturday 25 January 2025 19:59
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Alex Croft
Storm Eowyn has been “pretty exceptional” and was “probably the strongest storm” to hit the UK in at least 10 years, the Met Office has said.
It was the most intense in “more like 20 or 30 years” for some parts of the country, forecasters added.
Parts of Ireland saw the highest windspeeds since records began after they reached 114mph in Mace Head, Co Galway, on Friday.
A gust of 100mph was recorded at Drumalbin in South Lanarkshire in Scotland that day.
Kacper Dudek, 20, died after a tree fell on his car at Feddyglass, Raphoe in Co Donegal, early on Friday and Irish police are investigating the incident.
Read the full report:
Mapped: Weather warnings for Saturday evening
Saturday 25 January 2025 19:40
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Alex Croft
Here are the weather warnings in place for Saturday evening:
- A yellow snow and ice warning covers Northern Ireland and almost all of Scotland, barring the western and northern coasts. It will be in place until 10am on Sunday.
- A yellow wind warning is in place for north west Scotland until 6am on Sunday.
‘Planetary parade’ visible in UK tonight as part of rare event that won’t repeat for 400 years
Saturday 25 January 2025 19:19
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Alex Croft
January and February will see two remarkable planetary alignments, with one of them offering stargazers a chance to witness a celestial spectacle that will not be repeated for another 400 years.
On Friday 24 January and Saturday 25 January, six planets will line up in the night sky, in an event that some astronomers refer to as a planetary parade.
Mars, Jupiter, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus and Venus will appear together in a row, although Neptune and Uranus will only be visible with binoculars or a telescope.
The planets will be together in the night sky throughout the rest of January and February, with weather conditions in the UK looking favourable for a decent viewing this weekend.
Read the full report:
Emergency Cobra meeting held over Storm Eowyn
Saturday 25 January 2025 19:03
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Alex Croft
An emergency Cobra meeting was held over Storm Eowyn, a government spokesperson said.
The government will “stand ready to provide further support”, the spokesperson added, after the meeting chaired by chancellor of the duchy of Lancaster Pat McFadden.
“Ministers discussed the ongoing response to Storm Eowyn, particularly the urgent work under way to reconnect homes which have lost power,” the spokesperson said.
“To support recovery, engineers have been dispatched to Northern Ireland and Scotland, and ministers thanked all frontline workers for their efforts to keep communities safe.
“We continue to monitor the situation and stand ready to provide further support, working closely with the Scottish Government and Northern Ireland Executive.”
‘Significant’ flooding possible - Environment Agency
Saturday 25 January 2025 18:39
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Alex Croft
Storm Eowyn could bring “significant” flooding, the Environment Agency has said.
“Following the disruptive wind and rain brought by Storm Éowyn, significant surface water flooding impacts are possible in central and South West parts of England on Sunday and overnight into Monday due to further heavy rain, with minor impacts possible more widely,” said Sarah Cook, the agency’s flood duty manager.
“Environment Agency teams are out on the ground, taking action to reduce the impact of flooding and will support local authorities in their response. We urge people to stay away from swollen rivers and not to drive through flood water as just 30cm of flowing water is enough to move your car.
“People should check their flood risk, sign up for free flood warnings and keep up to date with the latest situation at by searching ‘check my flood risk’, and follow @EnvAgency on X for the latest flood updates.”
Storm Eowyn map: Where and when snow will hit UK as fresh weather warnings issued
Saturday 25 January 2025 18:21
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Alex Croft
A flurry of fresh weather warnings for snow, wind and rain were issued on Saturday as Storm Eowyn continues to batter the UK and Ireland.
Flights have been cancelled, major rail routes closed and ferry services axed again on Saturday after winds surpassing 100mph hit parts of Britain throughout Friday. Millions were left without power due to the vicious storm.
A rare red weather warning was lifted on Friday from Scotland and Northern Ireland, where Storm Eowyn damaged buildings, uprooted trees and caused power cuts.
Read the full report:
Pictured: Car surrounded by collapsed trees in Scotland
Saturday 25 January 2025 18:02
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Alex Croft
Storm Eowyn was strongest in decades, says Met Office
Saturday 25 January 2025 17:42
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Alex Croft
Storm Eowyn was “probably the strongest storm” to hit the UK in at least 10 years, the Met Office has said.
It was the most intense in “more like 20 or 30 years” for some parts of the country, forecasters added.
A gust of 100mph was recorded at Drumalbin in South Lanarkshire in Scotland on Friday.
County Galway in Ireland saw the highest windspeeds since records began after they reached 114mph on the same day.
Swinney calls for ‘patience’ as work to clean up after Storm Eowyn continues
Saturday 25 January 2025 17:25
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Alex Croft
John Swinney has appealed for “patience” as work is carried out to restore power supplies and transport services in the aftermath of Storm Eowyn.
People all over Scotland were urged to stay indoors on Friday to avoid injury in hurricane-force winds, as a rare Met Office red weather warning was issued for much of the south of the country.
Yellow and amber warnings for wind were in place elsewhere.
Thousands were left without power as winds of up to 100mph swept across parts of Scotland, and there was widespread travel disruption, with trains, ferries and flights suspended and roads closed.
Work is under way to clear up after the storm, but thousands of homes remain without power and there is ongoing disruption to road, rail and ferry travel.
Storm Eowyn misery to continue into Tuesday as Britons stranded by travel chaos
Saturday 25 January 2025 17:02
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Alex Croft
The Met Office has extended its weather warnings into Tuesday, forecasting more snow, ice and powerful winds as parts of the UK reel from the damage left by Storm Eowyn.
Described by forecasters as likely the most powerful storm to hit the UK in at least a decade, Eowyn battered the country with hurricane-force winds of up to 100mph which tore roofs from buildings, uprooted trees, overturned cars, and left one million people without power on Friday.
Major travel disruption continued on Saturday as trees, trampolines and even the roofs of buildings were cleared from railway tracks, with power distributors warning in Northern Ireland that it could take up to 10 days to restore electricity to all of the 185,000 homes still suffering outages.
Andy Gregory writes:
