The warning — the most severe issued by the national forecaster — comes as gusts of 89mph are expected in Glasgow causing a danger to life and damage to property, with roofs expected to be blown off.

Dangerous conditions are expected with the top level red warning for wind issued for Northern Ireland and parts of Scotland across Friday morning. The Met Office has issued weather warnings across the UK,

The Met Office has extended a series of yellow weather alerts between today and Saturday, while four Irish counties face red status wind warnings. A series of yellow fog alerts have been issued across the UK today,