Storm Dudley: Last News

Huge disruptions to travel across Scotland are likely today as Storm Dudley is set to arrive.

Train services in Lanarkshire will stop this afternoon as Storm Dudley brings heavy rain and high winds to Scotland.

Storm Dudley is on the way as Scots brace for gale force winds form this afternoon.

Scotrail is to end services early today (Wednesday) as Storm Dudley looks set to cause disruption across Scotland.

Train services will stop this afternoon as Storm Dudley brings heavy rain and high winds to Scotland.

John Swinney has warned Scots the coming days will be “very challenging” as a result of two storms set to batter the country.

Rutherglen Glencairn boss Willie Harvey says their rearranged clash with Cumbernauld United takes on a "new significance" as his side may have gone two weeks without playing by that point.

UK should now be ready for two massive storms this week as weather forecasters ramp up their warnings of heavy snow and high winds.The Met Office say gusts of up to 80-90mph could batter parts of the country on Wednesday afternoon (16 February) as Storm Dudley sweeps in over Scotland and Northern Ireland.Gale-force winds from the high-pressure weather system approaching across the Atlantic will then make their way over to northern England by the evening.The national forecaster has issued a yellow warning for wind across all parts of the UK bar northern Scotland for Friday.There is also a more severe amber warning in place from today for southern and western Scotland, the north coast of Northern Ireland and northern England.A forecast on the Met Office website admitted that Storm Dudley would take an unpredictable path on Wednesday, and read: "After a windy day, westerly winds are expected to increase further later on Wednesday afternoon and evening across southern Scotland, Northern Ireland, northern England, then parts of Wales, the Midlands and East Anglia."There is still some uncertainty in the timing and location of the strongest winds but there is the potential for inland wind gusts of 60-70 mph in places."Gusts of 80-90 mph are possible around exposed coasts of southwest Scotland for a brief time.

Storm Dudley is set to hit the UK on Wednesday afternoon - and a Met Office 'danger to life' warning has been extended to cover across Greater Manchester.

Police have warned drivers to be prepared for travel disruption ahead of Storm Dudley arriving in Scotland tomorrow.

Network Rail has urged Scots to help keep the railway running and free from obstruction ahead of Storm Dudley sweeping the country later this week.

Our Yorkshire Farm star Amanda Owen admitted she was "pained" as she took to social media to post a sweet snap alongside her daughters.It was a welcome relief after the tragic news that affected the farm recently.The Channel 5 shepherdess had headed out into the stable for a regular day’s work out on her rural farm, helped out by two of her kids as they braced themselves against the raging Storm Dudley.Amanda looked stunning as ever in a camouflage fleece snood and black waterproof jacket, opting for a dark smokey eye look and pale pink lipgloss despite the hard day’s work.With her daughters bundled up in wool hats and winter coats, Amanda headed out to see to her flock of sheep, before snuggling up in the stable with the horses to make sure they were well fed for the day.Captioning her rural photoset, Amanda wrote: “Never fully dressed without a smile!"*Albeit a pained one as we are all sopping wet."She tagged the post with #Rain and #Winter.And it looked like her fellow farming pal and Countryfile star Matt Baker was on hand to offer reassurance, as he commented: "Soaking here too! Enjoy the fire."Later, Amanda wrote to her fans alongside a snap of her kids feeding the horses: "Play in a manger."Overheard conversation ‘Will the hay manger tip over?’. ‘No, it’s very stable!’"It comes shortly after Amanda shared a sweet update on the cows at her farm, after telling followers the tragic news that one of the new calves was stillborn.Another calf has now been fostered with the mother cow - and, according to Amanda’s pictures, seems to be doing extremely well with its new family.She explained: "Lily & Stormy! It’s nearly a week since the calf was fostered onto the cow that had the stillborn calf.

A major storm is currently forming out in the Atlantic and rapidly strengthening as it does so - and it poses a 'danger to life'.

Storm Dudley and Storm Eunice are expected to hit the UK far earlier than expected, with the Met Office issuing yellow and amber weather warnings.The two storms are set to hit parts of Scotland, much of the North and parts of the Midlands, with warnings for strong winds in force tomorrow evening.Cities including Glasgow, Newcastle upon Tyne and York have been hit with amber warnings which present a potential "risk to life" for those caught in its path.The Met Office has said the amber warning will last from 4pm on Wednesday, February 16 to midnight the same day.Yellow warnings for a wider area is in place from 3pm on Wednesday to 9pm on Friday, with warnings of strong winds and delays to travel.Power cuts are are possibility in the yellow warning region, as well as fallen trees and damage to buildings.The Met Office warning states: "Storm Dudley to bring a spell of very strong winds and a risk of disruption later Wednesday and into the small hours of Thursday."The same statement was released for Thursday.

Motorists across the UK have been issued a warning as two storms approach the UK, bringing dangerous winds and blizzards.

A major storm is currently forming out in the Atlantic and rapidly strengthening as it does so - and it poses a 'danger to life'.

forecasters.The Met Office says two high intensity weather patterns will barrel across the Atlantic over the next few days and land before the weekend.The national forecaster has named the first in the pair Storm Dudley, which will arrive into northern areas on Wednesday night into Thursday morning.The second, Storm Eunice, will then come on Friday with a more wintry flavour, bringing strong winds and potentially some snow to parts of the country. Met Office Chief Meteorologist, Paul Gundersen, said; “An active jet stream is driving low-pressure systems across the country, both of which are likely to cause some disruption and National Severe Weather Warnings have been issued”.

It's set to be wet and windy across the UK this week as two storms sweep the country, complete with an amber weather warning from the Met Office.

Weather experts said there is still some uncertainty in the timing and location of the strongest winds, but there is the potential for inland wind to reach 60 to 70 mph in places, with gusts of 80 to 90 mph possible in more exposed areas.

Greater Manchester will escape the worst of the 'very strong and disruptive winds' brought by Storm Dudley later this week - but will be hit by Storm Eunice on Friday.