Weather Warning – Storm Eowyn
Please find below a message from our Met Office Colleagues about Storm Eowyn.
The weather system hasn’t even formed yet but such is the consistency between the various forecast models that confidence is already high for a very deep low to impact us at the end of the working week. It has already acquired a name, Storm Eowyn, the fifth named storm of the 24/25 season. The key now is nailing down the exact track and intensity of the system which will, of course, determine those parts of the UK that will be exposed to the strongest, most disruptive winds. In the past 24 hours there has been a notable southwards shift in the forecast track of Eowyn which is not good news for us as the more southward trajectory brings our region much more into the firing line for disruptive winds than was the case this time yesterday.
Expected weather sequence through Friday:
The most probable scenario will be a band of rain, heavy in places, and accompanied by strengthening S to SE’ly winds, moving through the region early Friday. The most disruptive conditions, however, look likely to occur once the worst of the rain is through and the centre of Eowyn makes its way across Northern Ireland and then Scotland. As this happens so the winds move round to a more W’ly point and reach their peak strength through the middle part of Friday before moderating into Friday evening as Eowyn clears out into the North Sea.
Latest severe weather warnings:
Two yellow wind warnings are now in force across the Northwest. A new high impact yellow warning covers those areas currently reckoned to be most at risk from Eowyn’s strongest winds whilst yesterday’s medium impact yellow wind warning which was confined to Scotland and Northern Ireland has now been updated and extended to a large part of the UK.
The first is for Friday covering all of Cumbria – UK weather warnings – Met Office
The second impacts the north of Cumbria on Saturday – UK weather warnings – Met Office
These warning are likely to be updated once the weather system is closer, but please do keep an eye out on the Met Office Website/App –