Storm Eowyn live: UK braces for 90mph winds as Met Office issues danger to life weather warnings
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Storm Eowyn, the first named storm of 2025, is set to bring strong winds of up to 90mph over the next few days. Yellow weather warnings are in place for western parts of wales, south west England and the southern coast of England until 6pm, with gusts of up to 60mph expected along exposed coastlines, the agency said.
It comes before a rare “danger to life” amber warning by the Met Office goes live for northern regions of England and Wales, and southern Scotland, on Friday as Storm Eowny -pronounced ‘Ay-oh-win’ - hits. The alert,to be place from 6am to 9pm, is given when weather is highly likely to cause widespread disruption. The Met Office is forecasting winds of of up to 90mph, along with snow and torrential rain in some areas.
![[A yellow wind warning is in place for much of the south coast of England and west coast of Wales between 7am and 6pm on Thursday]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/01/22/22/Screenshot-2025-01-22-at-22.57.20.jpg)
There is also a yellow warning of wind for the north of Scotland, Northern Ireland, the south of England and the midlands on Friday. “Storm Eowyn is expected to bring very strong winds and widespread disruption on Friday,” a Met Office spokesperson said.
“Injuries and danger to life could occur from flying debris, as well as large waves and beach material being thrown onto sea fronts, coastal roads and properties.”. Britain is set to be battered by winds of up to 90mph from Storm Eowyn as the Met Office warned of a danger to life in parts of the country over the next few days.
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