A rare red weather warning has been issued for strong winds in Northern Ireland as Storm Éowyn arrives on Friday, resulting in school closures and posing a ‘danger to life’. Three wind warnings have been issued by the Met Office throughout Friday,

Storm Éowyn has the "potential to be very destructive," Met Éireann said while issuing its Status Red weather warnings. Check here for the Status Red, Status Yellow, and Status Orange weather warnings coming into effect for Ireland this week.

Storm Éowyn is likely to cause severe disruption to rail services across northern England, a train operator has warned. Wherever possible, Northern Rail has advised passengers not to travel on Friday, stressing "trains may be cancelled at very short notice with onward connection not possible".

Bad weather is set to hit the country as Storm Éowyn brings severe gales. The Met Office has issued several weather warnings, including an amber wind warning for parts of north Wales on Friday with gusts of up to 90mph (145km/h) in coastal areas.

Weather warnings issues by Met Éireann will take effect on Friday, January 23 at 3am as Storm Éowyn is set to batter Ireland. The orange wind warning previously issues was upgraded for counties Clare,

The Met Office has issued a yellow wind warning for London and surrounding areas until 5pm today (January 23). Strong winds, accompanied by a band of rain, are expected to sweep across the capital, with gusts potentially reaching 50-60 mph in some areas.

Multiple warnings have been issued across Northern Ireland as Storm Éowyn makes its way. The storm is expected to bring possible damage and disruption to parts of Ireland and the UK as it tracks east from the Atlantic.

The Met Office has extended a weather warning for Dorset as gusts of up to 70 mph are expected to hit the county.