THE Met Office has issued a rare red weather warning for wind across parts of Scotland as Storm Eowyn hurtles towards the country. Forecasters have warned that there will be a spell of extremely

Several weather warnings - ranging from yellow to red - have been issued across the country, with the worst conditions expected to hit Northern Ireland and Scotland

Thousands of pupils are being kept home on Monday, January 27, after school buildings were damaged by the 100mph gusts which hit the country on Friday.

The Met Office recommends keeping essentials such as warm clothes, food, and water in cars due to the likelihood of travel delays.

Storm Éowyn was "probably the strongest storm" to hit the UK in at least 10 years, the Met Office has said, with wind gusts in excess of 100mph (160km/h).

Theatres across Scotland were forced to cancel performances due to Storm Eowyn on Friday. A rare red weather warning was issued by the Met Office for Northern Ireland and central and South West Scotland in anticipation of 100mph winds, with the public urged to stay at home from 10am until 5pm.

The Met Office has issued two new snow and ice yellow alerts, as wintry showers are expected to cause disruption.

Storm Eowyn has brought five days of weather warnings to the UK with winds of up to 100mph forecast for Friday.

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POLICE Scotland have said that they responded to almost 1,900 incidents as a result of the extreme weather caused by Storm Éowyn.

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