Overview

• The Met Office extended yellow wind alerts to all parts of the UK on Saturday, with amber warnings targeting northern and western Scotland through early Saturday and further yellow alerts for the far north into Sunday morning.
• Forecasters said gusts widely reached 60–70 mph, up to 80 mph in exposed areas, and could approach 95–100 mph in parts of western Scotland, accompanied by heavy rain.
• Ireland’s ESB reported about 184,000 premises without power on Friday, with restoration efforts ongoing after landfall earlier in the day.
• Transport operators imposed pre-emptive curbs including ScotRail line closures and network-wide speed restrictions, cancelled ferries between Scotland and Northern Ireland, and the Caledonian Sleeper’s Friday night service was scrapped pending inspections.
• Western Scotland faced a flooding risk with 30–50 mm of rain in 6–9 hours, and authorities urged people to secure loose items and prepare torches, batteries and phone chargers in case of power cuts.