The Met Office has issued the strongest possible weather warnings for a 'once in a generation' storm that has already shut down the island of Ireland and has moved on to Scotland

Southwesterly then westerly winds will rapidly increase from west to east Friday mid-morning onwards into the afternoon, with peak gusts of 80-90 mph fairly widely and perhaps up to 100 mph along exposed western coasts.

Flights have been delayed, roads closed and ferry services cancelled as 100mph winds pose a danger to life in parts of the UK on Friday morning. Rail services and flights have been axed, with rare red weather warnings issued for Scotland and Northern Ireland as Storm Eowyn is likely to damage buildings,

The Met Office have issued an amber weather warning for wind across parts of North Wales as Storm Éowyn is set to hit the region. A yellow warning was issued earlier this week, with strong winds and possible disruption forecast from 00:00 to 23:59 on Friday (January 24) That warning remains in place across most parts of Wrexham,