Millions were bracing for "dangerous conditions" as winds from Storm Eunice have prompted a rare red weather warning for parts of Wales but how long will it last?
Wind gusts in the most exposed coastal areas of Wales could exceed 90mph, the Met Office said, while an amber warning for gusts up to 80mph covers the whole of Wales. See all the latest live updates here.
The red warning is in place from 7am until noon on Friday and the amber warning applies from 5am to 9pm .
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The Met Office added that the dangerous weather phenomenon known as a sting jet - a small area of highly intense wind inside a storm - could form later on Friday.
Wind speeds of 66mph were recorded in Mumbles at 6am on Friday with speeds reaching 62mph in Aberdaron and 58mph at Pembrey Sands but there was a warning that the worst of the weather in Wales would be mid-morning. Shortly before 8am winds of 77mph were recorded off the coast of Pembrokeshire.
BBC Wales weather presenter Behnaz Akhgar did say, however, that the storm will blow through quickly, and will have moved further east by lunchtime. A red warning for the east of England from 10am to 3pm was issued on Friday morning.
She said on Friday: "We've got rain to start the day but it will clear through pretty quickly and this storm will go through pretty quickly as well. So we are expecting the main impact of the storm mid-morning and then by this afternoon it will ease off slightly so less of a danger to life later but still will have severe gales through the afternoon as well.
"More windy conditions to come tomorrow with outbreaks of rain over the weekend."
While Eunice is likely to blow through quickly it will remain windy with a yellow weather warning for parts of Wales on Saturday too.
The forecasting service issued the warning, which covers south Wales and much of southern England, saying: "Further strong winds are expected in some southern areas of the UK, which could hamper recovery efforts from Storm Eunice.
"There is a small chance that some roads and bridges could close and road, rail, air, and ferry services could be affected causing delays and longer journey times. Infrastructure recovery works resulting from Storm Eunice could also be hampered, i.e. power cuts may be prolonged."
The Met Office forecast for Wales for the weekend says " A dry start with winds easing off. But a band of rain and hill snow soon sweeps across the region through the day, this also bringing gales along southern coasts. Maximum temperature 10°C.
"Winds strengthening again on Sunday with early rain turning to showers. Turning drier and less windy over the course of Monday before a band of rain pushes through on Tuesday."
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