An amber weather warning is in place across most of north Wales as Storm Éowyn hits the country.

Forecasters have warned Storm Eowyn could be 'exceptionally dangerous' as the Met Office issued an upgraded amber weather warning for a large section of the UK on Friday. Amber and yellow weather warnings are in place for Friday into Saturday,

The Met Office has issued an amber warning for wind for parts of Scotland as Storm Eowyn sweeps in. The first named storm of 2025, Eowyn is forecast to bring strong winds across most of the country, including up to 90mph in some areas.

A weather warning for high winds has been upgraded from yellow to amber for most of Scotland on Friday. Gusts of up to 90mph are expected during the first named storm of 2025.

THE latest storm is on our horizon and the Met Office has now upgraded a weather warning for Bradford to amber. The UK's national weather and climate service originally put in place a yellow weather warning for "very strong" winds in Bradford and the rest of West Yorkshire from 12am on Friday until 11.

Storm Éowyn – pronounced "ay-oh-win" – and the fifth named storm of the season will undergo rapid development during Thursday as it moves across the Atlantic. It will be fuelled by a very powerful jet stream which is fast moving air high in the atmosphere where wind speeds are around 260mph (418km/h).