Coastal areas in south and southwest England and most of Wales are on alert ahead of a major storm system that has triggered warnings of dangerous conditions and disruption across the UK and Ireland.

The fifth-named storm of the season could cause power cuts, travel disruption and damage to buildings on Friday.

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. Very strong winds are forecast to strike the north of England, south of Scotland and North Wales.

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.

A Level 2 warning has been issued by The European Storm Forecast Experiment has issued a level two warning for the UK for Friday

The country is braced for strong winds, rain and snow as Storm Eowyn is set to batter the UK with gusts of up to 90mph on the way.

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.

The Met Office has issued a yellow warning for severe weather as the fifth named storm of the season hits the UK.

Storm Éowyn is gathering strength, supercharged by the Arctic blast that moved through the US, and has the potential to trigger power outages and travel disruptions across the UK later this week.

WEATHER experts have issued a warning to residents as Storm Eowyn is set to sweep strong winds and rain across the UK. Essex Weather Centre is warning Storm Eowyn will bring wet and windy conditions to the area on Friday.

STORM Éowyn is set to bring strong winds and widespread disruption to Wirral this week according to the Met Office.