Weather latest: Fresh warnings issued as Met Office warns of greater risk ahead of Storm Herminia

What have leaders said?

Community leaders and elected officials across the British Isles have reassured people that recovery efforts will keep going until the damage caused by Storm Eowyn is dealt with.

Last night, an emergency COBRA meeting was held where a government spokesperson said it would "stand ready to provide further support".

Here, we take a look through what leaders in England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland and Northern Ireland have said.

Sir Keir Starmer

Posting on X last night, the prime minister said his thoughts are with those affected by Strom Eowyn.

He also thanked the emergency responders working to keep communities safe and said he would continue to work with other leaders to support recovery efforts.

Michelle O'Neill

Northern Ireland's first minister says "every available resource has been deployed" to help restore electricity to homes and businesses across Northern Ireland.

O'Neill says the country has secured "additional resources" to help ensure power returns "as quickly as possible".

"It is very difficult given the sheer volume of damage that has been caused, but we're assured that all the work that can be done is being done, and we want to thank the staff for all of their efforts."

John Swinney

The Scottish first minister has regularly shared weather warnings and updates on his social media account as Scotland felt the full impact of Storm Eowyn.

Posting on X, he thanked those who followed advice not to travel during the storm and expressed his "sincere gratitude" to emergency service workers and those continuing to support people across the country.

"With yellow warnings in place for wind, snow and ice over the weekend, it is clear the severity of Storm Eowyn will continue into next week and this will have an impact on the speed at which utilities and local services can fully resume," he said.

Eluned Morgan

The first minister of Wales signposted people to the Met Office weather warnings page before the arrival of Storm Eowyn.

Yesterday, Morgan shared a video on Facebook from Aberaeron where she praised the investment from Welsh Labour in the town's flood defences.

Micheal Martin

The Irish premier says there is still a "huge amount" of work needed in the days ahead to restore electricity, water and communications to hundreds of thousands of people across Ireland.

He said the destruction caused by Storm Eowyn's record-breaking winds "has been unprecedented".

"I'm grateful for the efforts of multiple state agencies to help those most in need, and we understand how difficult it is for homes and businesses across the island," he said. 

Road ripped up in Ireland as roof tiles fly in Cornwall

We've been asking to see your images from Storm Eowyn and plenty of you have sent in submissions.

In Northern Ireland, in the town of Enniskillen in County Fermanagh, trees have rendered one road impassable.

In County Longford, Ireland, one tree has been upended and taken part of the road along with it.

In Marazion, Cornwall, the fire service has been called to secure a building after its roof tiles blew off and damaged nearby vehicles.

No injuries were reported, but nearby shops closed as a precaution.

New weather warnings issued by Met Office

New yellow weather warnings have just been put in place by the Met Office.

A yellow warning for rain covers Wales and parts of the West Midlands. The alert lasts from midday today until midnight, with warnings for "periods of heavy rain" which could lead to some flooding of roads and properties.

The Met Office is predicting 20-40mm of rainfall to accumulate, with isolated totals of 50-70mm over high ground.

Another yellow warning, this time for wind, has been issued for several areas across England including the East Midlands, East of England, London and the South East, North East, South West, West Midlands and Yorkshire.

The Met Office says gusts of 55-65 mph are possible, with a very small chance of localised gusts of up to 80 mph, particularly near coasts.

The alert starts from 10pm this evening and runs through the night until 7am tomorrow morning.

There are still four other yellow warnings in place across the UK throughout today. An earlier warning for snow and ice in Scotland expired at 10am.

Where was it warmest in the UK yesterday?

It'll be of little surprise that the warmest temperatures recorded in the UK yesterday were overseas.

The Met Office says scorching highs of 10.4C were felt in Hugh Town on St Mary's in the Isles of Scilly, to the south west of Cornwall.

Meanwhile, the coldest temperatures recorded were in the village of Benson in South Oxfordshire (-3C).

For rainfall, it was a pretty wet day in Kinlochewe, Scotland, where 31.4mm fell from the skies.

Thousands of properties still without power

Thousands of properties remain without power in the UK following Storm Eowyn.

Storm Eowyn might have passed, but the damage it left in its wake is still very much here.

Thousands of homes and businesses are still without electricity after record-breaking winds tore down power lines and hit critical energy infrastructure.

At about 8am this morning, NIE Networks said 101,000 of its customers in Northern Ireland were without power, but that electricity been restored to 183,000 people.

By the same time, more than 14,000 SP Energy Networks customers in central and southern Scotland were still off-grid, with 165,000 users connected again.

What's in a name?

In the UK, the Met Office names any storm when it has the potential to cause disruption or damage. 

It believes that it is easier to follow the progress of a storm on TV, radio, or social media if it has a name. 

When the criteria for naming a storm is met, either the Met Office, the Met Éireann (Ireland) or the Dutch weather service KNMI (who together comprise the Western Group) can name it.

As you may have noticed, Storm Herminia is not on this list of names, nor does it sound like a name you'd come across too often in the UK, Ireland or the Netherlands.

That's because the Western Group has not yet named the storm, but the South-Western Group (France, Spain, Portugal, Belgium and Luxembourg) have.

So apologies to Western Group fans hoping for Storm Floris but, for now, it's Storm Herminia.

Damage caused by Storm Eowyn means Storm Herminia poses greater risk

Following the damage caused by Storm Eowyn, there is greater risk than normal from Storm Herminia.

"Obviously, places maybe currently have a bit of a lower threshold for wind strengths at this stage, following all the disruption and damage that's been put in place," said Met Office meteorologist Jonathan Vautrey.

"It is something that people certainly need to be wary of, and still taking care of, as we head into Sunday and into the start of the new working week as well - the risk of localised flooding, further flying debris and travel disruption is possible as a result of all of this."

In its yellow weather warning covering Northern Ireland today, the Met Office says impacts from Storm Herminia "may be more widespread than would ordinarily be expected" due to ongoing recovery work from Storm Eowyn.

-SKY NEWS