Storm Ashley will hit Britain with strong winds and heavy rain this Sunday after undergoing explosive cyclogenesis in the Atlantic Ocean tomorrow night.

The storm, named by Ireland’s Met Éireann this morning, will strike with wind gusts of up to 80mph and could cause ‘injuries and danger to life from flying debris’.

The Met Office has issued a yellow warning from 3am on Sunday until 12pm on Monday for Scotland, Northern Ireland, North West England and North Wales.

Ashley, the first named storm of the 2024/25 season, will rapidly form tomorrow evening by explosive cyclogenesis – more commonly known as a ‘weather bomb’.

This is a low pressure system whose central pressure falls 24 millibars in 24 hours, and the storm could cause transport chaos, building damage and power cuts.

The Met Office has issued a yellow wind warning from 3am on Sunday until 12pm on Monday for Scotland, Northern Ireland, North West England and North Wales

The Met Office also has a separate wind warning in place for western Scotland today from 7am until 3pm with 60mph gusts forecast in the most exposed locations.

In addition, a fog warning was in place for South East England from 4am until 9am this morning – with dense patches reducing visibility to under 100 yards at times.

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