Storm Eowyn red weather warning expires: what to expect next

The red warning for storm Eowyn expired at 5 pm today but serious warnings are still in place.

An amber warning for wind across Glasgow and central Scotland remains until 9pm tonight and a yellow warning for the rest of Friday.

Glasgow has seen some of the strongest winds in decades with buildings declared unsafe, trees falling down and blocking roads and damage to homes and property across the city.

While the highest wind speeds may begin to die down with the end of the red warning the amber still poses a threat.

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The Met Office's advice is: “Power cuts are likely to occur, with the potential to affect other services, such as mobile phone coverage

“There is a chance that damage to buildings and homes could occur, with roofs blown off and power lines brought down

“Injuries and danger to life could occur from flying debris, as well as large waves and beach material being thrown onto sea fronts, coastal roads and properties.”

For the weekend there is also a likelihood of weather causing continued disruption.

A weather warning for snow and ice has been issued for overnight and into late Saturday morning.

Across Scotland, a yellow warning is in place from midnight tonight until 11 am on Saturday.

There is still likely to be serious travel disruption on the road and rail networks as teams work to clear debris and ensure routes are safe.

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The snow and ice warning from the Met Office states:” Icy stretches and some snow showers will result in some hazardous driving conditions.”

People are being told to expect: “Some roads and railways likely to be affected with longer journey times by road, bus and train services

“Probably some icy patches on some untreated roads, pavements and cycle paths

“Some injuries from slips and falls on icy surfaces.”

Further detail is given: “Snow showers will continue to affect Scotland overnight into Saturday morning.

“Snow accumulations will mainly be confined to high ground, above roughly 200 metres, where 5-10 cm could develop in places.

“ Ice will be a more significant hazard with icy stretches forming on untreated surfaces as temperatures fall below freezing”

The yellow warning covers all of Strathclyde, including Glasgow, as well as Lothian and Borders, Grampian, Tayside and Fife.