The Met Office issued a rare "danger to life" warning yesterday in relation to Storm Ashley's destructive winds that could lead to large coastal waves and loose beach material that pose a risk to huma

The Met Office has issued yellow weather warnings for rain in Northern Ireland, North West England, South West England, the West Midlands and Wales. The alerts follows previous forecasts predicting that midweek temperatures could exceed 20C in many regions.

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for rain in Devon and Cornwall, as Storm Ashley is expected to batter the county with heavy rainfall in the early hours of Sunday morning (October 20). The weather warning is in effect from 3am until midday on Sunday and covers large areas of the south-west, including Devon, Cornwall and Somerset.

Storm Ashley is set to batter parts of the UK this weekend with amber and yellow weather warnings now in place for parts of Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales and in both northern and southwest England

This morning, The Met Office issued five flood alerts across Lancashire, two of which are on the Fylde Coast. The warnings are in place as Storm Ashley is expected to bring strong winds, large waves and spray overtopping on the coast throughout the morning which may lead to flooding.

Much of the country will have a windy end to the weekend, but temperatures over the coming days are expected to be warmer than average.

Storm Ashley is officially the first named storm of the 2024/25 season, with yellow and amber weather warnings in place across much of Scotland this Sunday and Monday.

Ronaldsway Met Office has issued an amber weather warning for inner harbour flooding and coastal overtopping this evening and tomorrow morning. It comes following today’s yellow alert which is in place until 2.30pm. This fresh warning comes into force at 11pm tonight (Friday) until 3am tomorrow morning.

A yellow rain warning is in place across Devon and Cornwall due to Storm Ashley. The Met Office warning, currently in place until midday, includes strong winds and heavy rain, with Dartmoor forecast to be among the worst affected areas It said bus and train services will likely be impacted,

A yellow alert for strong winds is in place from 12am to 9am on Monday. The Met Office warns that strong winds from Storm Ashley may bring further impacts across the north and east of Scotland and northeast England before it moves away.