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As Storm Éowyn hits the country on Friday, all 76 cities in the UK could face power cuts affecting other services, such as mobile phone coverage, the Met Office said

Public bodies around the country have urged Brits only to travel if absolutely necessary as gale force winds lash Britain.

Rail services and flights have been axed, with rare red weather warnings issued for Scotland and Northern Ireland.

However, a major change in the UK’s weather starts on Thursday, as a front bringing heavy rain moves eastwards through the day. Conditions turn both wet and windy during the early hours on Friday morning as Storm Éowyn arrives, with rain starting off as snow over parts of Northern Ireland, Scotland and higher ground in northern England.

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.

Red weather warnings have been issued for parts of the UK as Storm Éowyn is set to bring wind gusts of up to 100 mph.

Finance Minister Caoimhe Archibald sounded the alarm while appearing before the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee.

The Met Office has issued an amber weather warning for wind affecting all regions of Northern Ireland as gusts of up to 90mph are expected. The alert will be in place on Friday, January 24, from 6am until 9pm as Storm Éowyn is expected to bring "very strong winds and widespread disruption".

The Met Office has been forced to issue rare red warnings for the country as we head towards the final weekend of the month.

Storm Eowyn is being driven by a 'sting jet', forecasters say, which is a core of strong winds which sometimes forms in rapidly deepening areas of low pressure and extends towards the ground