Red weather warnings have been issued as Storm Éowyn is forecast to bring disruptive winds and heavy rain and snow to Northern Ireland and central and south-western areas of Scotland on Friday. Warnings from Jet2 and the Met Office.
Jet2 is warning customers that its flights may be disrupted from tomorrow and through the weekend due to “windy conditions”. However, the Met Office has issued a red warning for severe weather across large areas of the UK, as well as the incoming storm Éowyn.
It warns of strong gusty winds in parts of Scotland, including Edinburgh and Glasgow, and in Northern Ireland until 5pm on Friday.
Met Office Chief Meteorologist Paul Gundersen said: “We reserve the issuing of Red Warnings for the most severe weather which represents a likely danger to life and severe disruption, and that is the case with Storm Éowyn.
“While it will be widely very windy on Friday, with additional hazards from rain and snow, the strongest winds and most significant impacts are likely in Northern Ireland and central and southwestern parts of Scotland within the Red Warning areas, where winds could gust 80-90 mph quite widely for a time, and potentially up to 100 mph for exposed coasts in particular.”
In an update on its website, Jet2 said: “The Met Office has warned that there will be stormy conditions, at times, in parts of the UK from Friday and into the weekend.
“If you are travelling with Jet2.com we plan to operate our flights as close to schedule as possible, unless advised, however, there may be some disruption should the weather deteriorate.
“We advise all customers to check in as scheduled (our check in desks close 40 minutes prior to your scheduled departure time) and our friendly Red Teams in the terminal will keep you up to date.”
