As Storm Éowyn sweeps in on the early hours of Friday morning parts of the country are expected to see snow with the Met Office issuing a yellow weather warning. On Friday, a yellow weather warnings for strong winds have been issued which cover most of the UK,

Winds as strong as nearly 60mph are set to hit Nottinghamshire on Friday (January 24) as Storm Eowyn arrives in the county. The storm, which is currently brewing over the North Atlantic, will hit northern parts of the UK during the early hours of Friday morning.

Storm forecasters say "a strong event cannot be ruled out" in the UK - with an explosive cyclogenesis caused by a major drop in air pressure bringing the "risk of a few tornados".

Britain is set to be battered by winds of up to 90mph from Storm Eowyn as the Met Office warned of a danger to life in parts of the country over the next few days. Very strong winds are forecast to strike the north of England, south of Scotland and North Wales.

A tornado warning has been issued for parts of England as the UK and Ireland prepare for winds of up to 125mph from Storm Eowyn. The European Storm Forecast Experiment (Estofex) has issued a level two alert for southern England on Thursday,