The Met Office has put in place a 'danger to life' alert in a raft of weather warnings for today and over the weekend as Storm Amy arrives bringing gusts of up to 100mph

With Storm Amy set to make landfall and batter Glasgow this evening (Friday, October 3), warnings have been issued to travellers and residents as disruption is to be expected.

The UK is set to be hit by winds of up to 100mph as Storm Amy batters the country. The Met Office has issued ten weather warnings over the weekend - with more severe amber alerts for rain and wind in place for Northern Ireland and parts of Scotland.

In Northern Britain, Storm Amy, the first named storm of the 2025-2026 season, will see gusts widely reaching 50 to 60mph and potentially reaching 70 to 80mph in places. Stronger gusts are expected on exposed coasts and hills, mainly in the north west.

SCOTS have been warned to expect travel chaos today as the country prepares to be battered by a powerful 100mph ‘weather bomb’. Storm Amy is set to bring widespread disruption across the entire

It comes a day before Storm Amy, the first named storm of the season, is expected to arrive on Friday. It is expected to develop rapidly and bring winds reaching 50 to 60mph inland in northern Britain, and 70 to 80mph in other places, with stronger gusts on exposed coasts and hills.