Exact times Storm Éowyn's strongest winds set to hit Greater Manchester on Friday morning

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Storm Éowyn is poised to batter the UK with high winds and driving rain - and Greater Manchester is covered by Met Office weather warnings.

Northern parts of the city region are included in an amber warning, with forecasters warning of 'very strong winds and widespread disruption'.

A yellow warning is also in place here. Gusts of up to 100mph are expected in the worst hit areas, with the Met Office issuing a rare red alert for wind, covering the whole of Northern Ireland and parts of central and southern Scotland, ahead of the storm hitting on Thursday evening into Friday morning.

Storm Éowyn will reach Ireland first, where the strongest winds are predicted, before striking Scotland and northern England from the early hours of Friday morning. Here's an hour-by-hour forecast for Greater Manchester. The Met Office said: "Storm Éowyn will move across the north west of the UK on Friday, clearing to the north east on Friday night. "This will bring a spell of very strong west to southwesterly winds, with peak gusts of 60-70 mph fairly widely inland, 70-80 mph in some areas, and 80-90 mph along more exposed coasts and hills (perhaps even higher in a few locations). "It should be noted that there may be a slight reduction in wind strength for a time as the centre of Storm Éowyn passes overhead, this most likely in parts of Northern Ireland and western Scotland, before winds rapidly increase again. "Winds will gradually ease later on Friday."