The Met Office has extended a series of yellow weather alerts between today and Saturday, while four Irish counties face red status wind warnings.
A series of yellow fog alerts have been issued across the UK today, including in Northern Ireland, the North West of England and North East of England.
Wales, the South West of England and South East of England will also face Storm Eowyn wind warnings tomorrow, with gusts of up to 60 miles per hour expected in exposed areas.
Winds could reach as high as 90 miles per hour on Friday as almost all of the UK looks set to face a Storm Eowyn battering.
The Met Office warnings on Friday
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The Met Office said: “Storm Éowyn is expected to pass close to or across the northwest of the UK on Friday before clearing to the northeast on Saturday.
“Whilst there is some uncertainty in the track of Éowyn, a spell of very strong winds is likely, initially southeasterly before turning westerly, with peak gusts of 60-70 mph inland and 80-90 mph along some coasts and hills (perhaps even higher in a few locations).”
A warning in Scotland will last into the weekend, with disruption remaining a possibility throughout areas on the other side of the border.
The UK’s national weather service added: “Strong west to northwesterly winds will persist through the first part of Saturday as Storm Éowyn clears away to the northeast, with gusts of 50-60 mph inland and 60-70 mph over some exposed coasts and hills.
Met Office fog warnings today
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“There is a small chance of 70-80 mph gusts across the Northern Isles for a time.
“Winds will ease across southern parts of the warning area during the early hours of Saturday, and this easing in wind strength will expand northwards through the day on Saturday.”
Meanwhile, on the other side of the Irish Sea, Met Éireann is warning that destructive winds exceeding 130km/h will batter the Emerald Isle on Friday.
The Status Red warning will be in effect from 3am until 10am on Friday morning for Counties Clare, Cork, Kerry and Limerick.
Officials warn of “danger to life” in the affected regions, with extremely dangerous travelling conditions expected.
The Met Office’s Thursday wind warnings
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The severe weather is likely to cause widespread disruption, including fallen trees and significant power outages across the four counties.
Authorities are warning of potential structural damage to buildings and unsafe working conditions.
Coastal areas face additional risks, with wave overtopping and flooding expected in low-lying and exposed locations.
Transport services are likely to face major disruption, with widespread cancellations anticipated during the warning period.
The rest of Ireland will be under a Status Orange wind warning from 2am until 5pm on Friday, Met Éireann announced.