Storm Eowyn: Met-Office Issues Amber Wind Warning Across Ayrshire With Widespread Travel Disruption Expected

The Met-Office has issued an Amber Warning for wind across Ayrshire ahead of Storm Eowyn which is expected to impact Ayrshire on Friday.

The Warning is issued as below:

Valid 06:00 Friday until 21:00 Friday

Storm Éowyn is expected to bring very strong winds and widespread disruption on Friday

Storm Éowyn will move across the northwest of the UK on Friday, clearing to the northeast on Friday night. This will bring a spell of very strong west to southwesterly winds, with peak gusts of 60-70 mph fairly widely inland, 70-80 mph in some areas, and 80-90 mph along more exposed coasts and hills (perhaps even higher in a few locations).

It should be noted that there may be a slight reduction in wind strength for a time as the centre of Storm Éowyn passes overhead, this most likely in parts of Northern Ireland and western Scotland, before winds rapidly increase again.

Winds will gradually ease later on Friday.