UK weather: Storm Eunice to bring damaging winds and disruption

Today:

Sunny spells and showers, these mainly in the north and west with some snow on hills. Strong and gusty winds gradually easing during the day. Rain reaching the far southwest towards evening.

Tonight:

Wintry showers becoming confined to northern Scotland. Cloud and rain in the southwest moving quickly northwards, turning to snow in the north. Storm force winds developing in the southwest later.

Friday:

Rain clearing quickly northeastwards across England and Wales whilst heavy snow in the north slowly eases later. Exceptionally windy for much of England and Wales with damaging gusts and disruption.

Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

Winds easing briefly on Saturday morning, with a cold start, before another spell of wet and windy weather arrives. Particularly windy in the north with wintery showers at times here.