Storm Eowyn is continuing to chaos travel chaos this weekend (Image: Getty)
Heavy rain and strong winds are set to batter the UK over the weekend as continues to wreak havoc across large parts of the country.
Up to 80mm of rainfall could be seen in parts of England and Wales with several amber and yellow weather warnings issued by the over Saturday and Sunday.
Winds of around 80mph are expected to continue battering parts of the Irish coast, with large parts of the UK including southern England under alert over the next few days.
It comes after winds reached 100mph on Friday as the storm left more than a million people without power and caused significant travel disruption across the UK and Ireland.
The issued a rare red warning ahead of the severe blast of weather earlier this week, with two men reportedly losing their lives after being struck by “falling tiles” and having a tree fall on their car, .
A gust of 100mph was recorded at Drumalbin in South Lanarkshire in Scotland on Friday, the said, while a record-breaking wind speed of 183kmh (114mph) was measured in Mace Head, Co Galway in Ireland, Met Eireann said.
And the disruption isn’t thought to be over yet, with yellow warnings for ice in place across Scotland, Northern Ireland and southern England until 10am today.
On Sunday, a yellow covering south-west England, English and Scottish coasts around the Irish Sea, Wales and Northern Ireland will also be issued from 8am to 3pm, with 50 to 60mph gusts expected widely in the warning area.
A yellow rain warning covering southern and central England and Wales will be in place from 8am on Sunday to 6am on Monday.
Some places could also see up to 80mm of rainfall over the period from two separate spells of heavy rain and thundery showers, while 10 to 20mm should fall quite widely and 30 to 50mm could fall over high ground.
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Man who died in Ireland named by police
The 20-year-old man who died in Ireland after a tree fell on his car on Friday has been named as Kacper Dudek.
He was killed at Feddyglass, Raphoe, in Co. Donegal early on Friday morning.
Irish police are investigating the incident and Garda investigators are conducting a full examination of the scene this morning.
The young man was killed in Co. Donegal on Friday (Image: PA)
Rail line tentatively reopens
The railway line between Edinburgh and Newcastle has re-opened, Network Rail Scotland has said – despite a yellow warning remaining in place for the region and forecast for Sunday.
On Saturday morning, the rail operator said on X, formerly Twitter: “The first good news from us following the storm.
“We’ve inspected, cleared fallen trees and reopened the East Coast Main Line between Edinburgh and Newcastle.”
400 incidents of damage reported in Scotland
Network Rail Scotland said it has received nearly 400 “incidents of damage” following yesterday’s Storm Eowyn chaos, which brought 100mph winds to Drumalbin in Lanarkshire.
It said on X: “Almost 400 incidents of damage have been found since the storm passed, disruption is likely until at least midday.
“So far, we’ve seen over 120 reports of fallen trees across Scotland, along with damage to signalling systems, overhead wires, stations, boundary fencing, level crossings and even train depots suffering damage.”
It added: “We really appreciate your patience while we work to reopen Scotland’s railway. It’s going to be a challenging day, but our teams are working extremely hard to do this. We’ll keep you updated as the day goes on.”
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Which areas are currently on yellow alert?
The following parts of the UK have been put on yellow alert for potentially hazardous icy conditions from 3am to 10am today:
– East Midlands (Derby, Derbyshire, Leicester, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, Rutland)
– East of England (Peterborough) London and South East England (Hampshire, Oxfordshire, West Berkshire)
– South West England (Bath and North East Somerset, Bristol, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire, North Somerset, Plymouth, Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, Torbay and Wiltshire)
– Wales (Blaenau Gwent, Bridgend, Caerphilly, Cardiff, Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Merthyr Tydfil, Monmouthshire, Neath Port Talbot, Newport, Pembrokeshire, Powys, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Swansea, Torfaen, Vale of Glamorgan)
– West Midlands (Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, Telford and Wrekin, Warwickshire, West Midlands Conurbation, Worcestershire)
Snow also expected as clean-up operation begins
Yellow snow and ice warnings are in place until 10am in Northern Ireland and 11am in Scotland, with up to 10cm of snow expected to develop on high Scottish ground today.
ScotRail has said that all services across Scotland will remain suspended until midday at the earliest.
Work to clean up some of the damage done by the storm will begin today after residents all over Scotland were urged to stay indoors on Friday to avoid injuries caused by hurricane-level winds.
Chance of ‘danger to life’ caused by deep floodwater
The has warned that heavy rainfall over the weekend could pose a “small chance” of danger to life.
meteorologist Jonathan Vautrey said: “Looking at Sunday, it’s set to be a fairly fine start for a lot of areas – another ridge of high pressure building in to keep things fairly settled, with some sunny spells in there.
“The cloud, though, is going to be building as we see a low pressure system move into the South West. This will be bringing heavy rain in for south-west England and Wales from sort of mid-morning onwards, and then that will spread into Northern Ireland and northern England as we head later on into the afternoon.
“Winds will also be picking up with this feature. Certainly, it’s not going to be as strong as Storm Eowyn. However, because it’s coming in from the South West, it’s going to be actually more southern areas of England that are going to see the strongest wind gusts compared to what has mostly been further towards the north.”
Areas on yellow alert for ice this morning:
Parts of the UK have been issued a yellow warning for ice, in force from 3am until 10am today.
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‘Wintry showers and thunder’ expected to continue in Scotland
The has predicted a calmer start to the weekend for parts of the UK, with stormy weather expected to continue battering most of Scotland.
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The has warned of icy conditions in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Eastern England causing potential hazards over the weekend in the wake of yesterday’s Storm Eowyn chaos.
People living in the affected areas can expect “icy patches on untreated roads, pavements and cycle paths” and “some injuries from slips and falls on icy surfaces”.
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