Gusts of 80mph have been recorded in south-west England amid further wind and rain warnings in the wake of Storm Eowyn.
A new weather front has arrived in the South West and will move northwards across England and Wales during Sunday.
An 82mph gust was recorded in Predannack, south Cornwall, on Sunday morning.
Areas that bore the brunt of Storm Eowyn will “generally fare a little bit better” but there will be some snow across higher ground in Scotland, the Met Office said.
Heavy showers and thunderstorms are now moving into Cornwall, with potential for a brief spell of very strong, squally winds 🌧️🌬️ pic.twitter.com/klOJvSSY9n
— Met Office (@metoffice) January 26, 2025
Two men died in separate incidents where a falling tree struck their cars during Storm Eowyn.
A tree hit a 19-year-old’s blue Ford Focus at about 6.45am on Friday in Mauchline, East Ayrshire, and he died the following day, Police Scotland said.
An amber weather warning was in place in that area at the time.
Scottish First Minister John Swinney offered his condolences to the man’s family and friends.
He said in a statement shared on X, formerly Twitter: “This is tragic and heartbreaking news. Our thoughts and sympathies are with the family and friends of the man who has died.”
Kacper Dudek, 20, died after a tree fell on his car at Feddyglass, Raphoe in Co Donegal, early on Friday and Irish police are investigating the incident.
Yellow warnings for wind and rain have been issued for much of the south of the UK during Sunday and Monday.
Spanish meteorologists have dubbed the low-pressure system Storm Herminia, as the European country will feel the strongest winds.
Met Office meteorologist Tom Morgan said: “It’s also going to be wet and windy over the next few days in southern parts of the UK in particular.
“In most parts of the UK we’re going to have some very wet and at times also very windy weather over today and Monday.
“But from Tuesday onwards, I’m expecting it generally to stay fairly changeable, but some showers at times and quite windy, but not as disruptive as it has been – I think overall, probably warnings are less likely from Tuesday onwards.
“Certainly tonight in the south east of the UK, we could see some briefly very strong winds, and we could also see some very strong winds across Cornwall and Devon tomorrow in particular”.
Coastal parts of those areas will “very likely” see 60mph to 70mph gusts.
There may also be very localised 70mph to 80mph gusts in the South East during Sunday night.
In most parts of the UK we're going to have some very wet and at times also very windy weather over today and Monday
A yellow wind warning runs until 7am on Monday and covers large parts of southern England, the North West, the West Midlands and Yorkshire.
Gusts of 55-65mph are possible overnight and there is a small chance they could reach 80mph, the Met Office said.
This could cause disruption to transport and damage to buildings such as tiles coming off roofs.
Another yellow warning for strong and gusty winds is in place from 6am on Monday to the same time on Tuesday in Wales and southern parts of England.
A yellow warning for periods of heavy rain that could cause some flooding of roads and properties had been issued for the West Midlands and most of Wales until 11.59pm on Monday.
The Met Office expects 20mm to 40mm to fall quite widely and 50mm to 70mm on higher ground.
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— Met Office (@metoffice) January 26, 2025
Rain across Wales
Valid until 2359 Monday
Warning impact level increased and start time adjusted
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Another warning for heavy rain, thundery showers and localised flooding was active for parts of Wales and central, southern and northern England until 6am on Monday.
Forecasters said 10mm to 20mm of rain will fall quite widely, nearing 30mm to 50mm at higher altitude.
Further heavy rain on Sunday evening could bring it up to 80mm in a few places.
“Given recent heavy rain, this extra rainfall could lead to some local surface water and river flooding,” the Met Office said.
Ben Lukey, a flood duty manager at the Environment Agency, said: “Spells of heavy rain mean surface water and river flooding is possible across parts of England on Sunday, overnight into Monday.
“Although not expected, impacts could include localised flooding from watercourses, drains, channels and flooding from overland flow.”
He warned people not to drive through flood water as 30cm of flowing water is enough to float a car.
Ministers from across the UK held an emergency Cobra meeting on Saturday to co-ordinate recovery efforts, and extra engineers were dispatched from England to Northern Ireland and Scotland.
There has been extensive damage to the electricity network in the Fivemiletown area - our helicopter has identified sizeable sections that will need repaired. #StormÉowyn #Fermanagh pic.twitter.com/Ceby4uwFE9
— NIE Networks (@NIElectricity) January 26, 2025
The Scottish Government said more than 265,000 customers have had their electricity restored since Friday, and road, ferry and aviation services are almost back to normal.
However about 16,000 properties remain without power, it added.
Most schools will reopen on Monday but at least 20 will stay closed after buildings were damaged.
The First Minister said: “The severity of the damage caused by this major event has had a considerable impact across a wide area of the country.
“While every effort has been made over the weekend to fully restore services, unfortunately it is clear some disruption can continue to be expected.”
Network Rail has handled more than 500 incidents in Scotland including a significant number of trees falling on the tracks.
SP Energy Networks took 69,000 calls during Storm Eowyn, equivalent to two months of calls in two days.
Northern Ireland Electricity Networks said on Sunday that about 75,000 customers remained without electricity after Storm Eowyn, and 210,000 properties had been reconnected.
