Warning as Storm Abigail set to strike with 70mph winds

A wave pounds Lahinch in Co Clare during the 2014 storms.

“Winds will begin to ease across the Western Isles and the mainland on Friday morning and across the Northern Isles on Friday afternoon”, it added.

There is also a status yellow warning – meaning winds up to 55km/h and gusting to 100km/h – has been issued for Roscommon beginning at 9am. However, further weather updates are expected to be issued later on today in relation to the storm.

High temperatures will accompany showers with high temperatures ranging from 12-16C.

It’s called Abigail … and it is expected to come eastwards quite quickly … bringing a few very strong winds on its southern flank.

While much of Britain continues to enjoy record mild temperatures for November, thanks to south-westerly winds, an Atlantic depression linked with that same weather pattern, is forecast to cause severe gales of 80mph or more for north-west Britain.

The first storm potent enough to be given a human name is set to hit the north of the United Kingdom later this week, the Met Office has said – but the brunt of the weather is likely to miss the South West.

The winning names were: Abigail, Barney, Clodagh, Desmond, Eva, Frank, Gertrude, Henry, Imogen, Jake, Katie, Lawrence, Mary, Nigel, Orla, Phil, Rhonda, Steve, Tegan, Vernon and Wendy.

The Met Office asked the public for suggestions for storm names earlier this year.

The first wind storm since the UK Met Office and Ireland’s Met Éireann started naming them is on the way.