THE Met Office has warned snow is on the way in hours as Storm Eowyn’s 114mph gales continue to smash the UK. Three red “danger to life” wind warnings have issued for today, with

Flights and trains have been cancelled and red weather warnings are in place in Scotland and Northern Ireland as Storm Eowyn hits the UK.

Millions of people have been urged to stay at home on Friday as Storm Éowyn is set to bring potentially life-threatening winds to the north and west of the UK.

Storm Éowyn, already described by as an 'exceptional weather event' by police in Northern Ireland, has hit the UK - and it poses a 'danger to life' for many due to the strength of its winds

Winds reached 100mph as Storm Eowyn caused travel disruption and left thousands without power across the UK and Ireland. Rail services, flights and ferries have been cancelled across the country as rare red weather warnings are in place on Friday in Scotland. A previous red warning covering Northern Ireland has been downgraded to amber.

Once in a generation' storm batters UK and Ireland as new snow and ice warnings issued - Mace Head on the Galway coast sees record gust of 113mph at 5am as ‘storm of century’ hits British Isles

Follow live as Storm Eowyn hits the UK and Ireland, with record-breaking winds already reported. The entire country is covered by alerts for wind and rare red weather warnings have been issued for Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Hundreds of thousands of homes lost power as gusts of 183 kilometers per hour lashed the western coast of Ireland. In Scotland, hundreds of schools were closed and train operator ScotRail suspended all services.