Storm Eowyn tracker live: Record breaking 114mph winds cause ‘unprecedented’ damage as hundreds of flights cancelled – UK Times

Aviation analytics company Cirium said 1,070 flights scheduled to operate to/from airports in the UK or Ireland on Friday have been cancelled.

That is equivalent to 20% of all flights.

The worst affected airports in terms of the number of cancellations are:

• Dublin (119 departures, 109 arrivals)
• Edinburgh (81 departures, 77 arrivals)
• Heathrow (50 departures, 58 arrivals)
• Glasgow (43 departures, 42 arrivals)

The Met Office has extended its red weather warning to cover more of Scotland.

The warning, in place until 5pm on Friday, now covers as far south as Lockerbie on the south-west of Scotland.

The Met Office made the announcement at around 11am on X.

The Met Office has reported the latest wind gusts speeds for the UK, with gusts recorded up to 93mph in Aberdaron, Gwynedd.

Other strong gusts have been recorded in Killowen, with winds reaching 92mph, and Capel Curig in Wales which reached 87mph at 4am.

The Met Office has already confirmed the storm names to be used across 2024 and 2025 – as the UK hit by Storm Bert.

The new storms list – first launched in 2015 – for each year generally runs from early September until late August the following year, coinciding with the beginning of autumn.

James, Lewis and Mavis are all included in the new list in honour of figures from the Met Office’s 170-year history.

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Newcastle’s travel plans ahead of Saturday’s Premier League trip to Southampton have been thrown into disarray by Storm Eowyn.

Dozens of flights due to depart from Newcastle Airport on Friday morning were cancelled as high winds battered the North East.

The squad have in the past travelled on the team coach in similar circumstances, but weather warnings suggest that may not be a viable alternative.

Howe said: “It is a long journey, and also there’s no guarantee with the wind and the conditions, and what you think might be an eight, nine-hour journey might turn into a 12, 13-hour journey.

“We’ve got to be careful, I think, in that respect, so I think it’s probably best that we look to do that.

“But nothing is guaranteed. We’ll seek advice and try to make the right decision.”

A gust of 93mph has been recorded at Aberdaron in Gwynedd, north Wales – the strongest gust so far today in the UK, the Met Office said.

Elsewhere, wind speeds have reached 92mph at Killowen, County Down in Northern Ireland; 87mph at Capel Curig in Conwy, north Wales; 86mph at Lake Vyrnwy in Powys, north Wales; 86mph at Dundrennan in Kirkcudbrightshire, south-west Scotland; 85mph at Thomastown in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland; and 85mph at Orlock Head in County Down, also in Northern Ireland.

The strongest gust ever recorded in the UK is 142 mph, at Fraserburgh in Aberdeenshire in eastern Scotland, on February 13 1989.

Train operator ScotRail has suspended all services across Scotland on Friday, saying it “would not be safe to operate passenger services”, with Calmac and Western ferry services also cancelled because of weather conditions.

Other services impacted by the storm include Avanti West Coast, LNER, West Midlands Railway, Lumo, Transport for Wales and Southern Western Railway.

Air travel has also been disrupted, with at least 334 flights axed across airports in Aberdeen, Belfast, Edinburgh and Glasgow, affecting around 50,000 passengers, according to analysis of flight tracking website FlightRadar24.

A spokesperson from the UK Civil Aviation Authority, said: “Storm Eowyn is likely to bring considerable disruption to many looking to fly from UK airports today.

“If a flight faces lengthy delays, airlines have a duty of care to look after their passengers, including providing food and drink, and accommodation if overnight.

“We will not hesitate to take action against any airlines not following these guidelines.”