The Met Office issued a yellow weather warning for wind from 03:00 BST on Sunday until noon on Monday.

Gales are due to hit some areas, with the Met Office warning of a ‘danger to life’ while torrential rain is forecast to cause disruption as the government issues hundreds of flood warnings

Storm Ashley was named by Met Éireann as it will initially bring impacts to the Republic of Ireland. The deep area of low pressure is expected to track north eastwards, reaching Northern Ireland early on Sunday morning, bringing strong winds and rrain.

The warning covers seven counties on Sunday while a yellow wind warning will be in effect for the rest of the island of Ireland.

An orange wind warning has been extended to cover four counties ahead of Storm Ashley’s arrival on the island. | UTV News

This weekend, Storm Ashley is expected to deliver high spring tides and extremely powerful and windy southerly winds across the nation, reports Breaking News.A Status Yellow wind warning will be in effect across the Republic from 10 a.

A status orange wind warning will be in place in Co Galway and Co Mayo from 12pm Sunday until 9pm, while the rest of the Republic will be under a

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning on Sunday for wind across Cumbria.

Injuries and danger to life are likely during the 80mph winds set to hit parts of the UK this weekend in the first named storm of the season, the Met Office has said.

A yellow alert for strong winds is in place from 12am to 9am on Monday. The Met Office warns that strong winds from Storm Ashley may bring further impacts across the north and east of Scotland and northeast England before it moves away.

The Met Office has issued a major update on its weather warnings as Storm Ashley descends on the UK today. The entirety of Scotland and Northern Ireland are under a yellow warning for wind, with an amber warning in effect for northwest Scotland from 9am on Sudnay until midnight.