Storm Éowyn warning as BBC weatherwoman says 'like nothing I've seen in my career'

Judith Ralston has warned people to pay attention to Storm Éowyn.
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A BBC weatherwoman has urged Scots to keep-up-to-date with the Met Office forecast as she labelled the storm heading for the UK as “unlike anything I’ve seen in my career”.

Storm Éowyn has seen weather warnings issued right across the UK, with two yellow warnings due to come into force in the north-east later this week.

As reported on Aberdeen Live, heavy snow and strong winds of up to 90mph are expected as the Met Office issued an amber alert for Friday from 6am to 9pm across much of the country.

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Only areas at the very southern tip of Aberdeenshire are included, but yellow warnings for wind and snow cover the rest of our region.

A wider yellow warning for wind is in place from midnight on Friday until 3pm on Saturday, while a snow warning comes into force 3am on Friday before ending at midday.

Storm Éowyn is set to hit the UK on Friday
Storm Éowyn is set to hit the UK on Friday

And while many are sceptical about severe weather alerts which can be subject to last minute changes, BBC weather presenter Judith Ralston has said that everyone should pay attention to Eowyn’s arrival, writes Glasgow Live.

Posting on X, formerly Twitter, Judith shared: "This is one major storm. I’ve not seen anything like it my career. Please keep up to date with the Met Office warnings, there are numerous right now including an amber high wind."

The Met Office severe weather warnings predict possible travel disruption as outbreaks of rain and snow batter Scotland heading into the weekend.

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A spokesman said: "Outbreaks of rain spreading northeastward on Friday morning will fall as snow initially, especially on hills, before reverting to rain and eventually easing.

"Any accumulations across northern England and southern Scotland will be fairly short-lived and largely on hills, where 2-5 cm may accumulate in places above 100 m elevation and 5-10 cm above 300 m.

"Snow will probably persist for longer north of the Central Belt, where as much as 15-25 cm is possible above 300 m. Given the strong winds that will accompany the snow, temporary blizzard conditions are possible over higher ground, with some drifting also possible for a time, this probably more likely north of the central belt."

Affected areas include Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Angus, Moray and the Highlands, with multiple warnings set to come into force.

The Met Office outlook for Friday to Sunday in Aberdeen reads: "Widespread rain and snow at first on Friday, otherwise very windy, severe gales for a time later, with showers. Scattered wintry showers Saturday. Further rain and strong winds later Sunday."