Night without power after 93mph winds

Waves crash near the shore at Trearddur Bay, Anglesey, on Friday

Some people endured a night without power after thousands of outages caused by Storm Éowyn, which saw gusts of more than 90mph.

SP Energy Network, whose Manweb network includes north Wales, said engineers worked overnight to restore power to remaining customers after thousands were hit by cuts.

Severe gales closed 50 schools and caused major disruption across Wales on Friday.

The weekend is set to bring more potentially dangerous weather conditions, with more warnings for heavy rain and strong wind gusts.

A yellow warning for ice covering all of south, mid and parts of west Wales was lifted on Saturday morning.

A further warning for rain for most of the country is in force from 08:00 on Sunday to 06:00 on Monday, while a wind warning starts at the same time and ends at 15:00 on Sunday.

On Saturday afternoon, SP Energy Networks said it was still working to restore power to about 500 customers after more than 40,000 had their supplies affected in north and mid Wales, Cheshire and Merseyside.

High winds affected the Manweb electricity network region with north Wales seeing the biggest impact of the storm.

Winds have brought down trees, blocked roads and caused power cuts across Wales

Gusts of up to 93mph (150km/h) caused multiple power cuts in north and mid Wales and left thousands without power on Friday in south and west Wales.

There was widespread travel disruption with ferry sailings cancelled into Friday afternoon, alongside rail and air travel delays.

Damage to homes and buildings and flooding was likely, according to forecasters, from a storm that posed a "threat to life" in parts of the UK.

Olwen Owen, 74, from Kingsland in Holyhead, lost her electricity on Friday morning.

She was among those at a warm hub which was set up at Cuffed in Coffee cafe in the town, offering hot meals and drinks to those affected.

"This is the second time in six weeks we've been without electric," she said.

"I don't blame the electric people, they are trying. But it's a long time to go without as a pensioner, my whole house is electric."

Olwen Owen says she's grateful to have somewhere to go for a hot meal and drink after the second power outage in six weeks

George, 11, was off school on Friday as Ysgol Uwchradd Caergybi closed, with a school trip to Llangrannog, Ceredigion, cut short due to weather concerns.

He had no electricity at home and attended the cafe with his aunt and uncle.

"I've come here to charge my laptop to do my homework," he said.

A falling tree flattened a car in Caerphilly county

Travel disruption

Dyfed-Powys Police said road conditions in the region were "extremely poor" due to multiple fallen trees.

Gwent Police said officers dealt with surface flooding on the B4598 Raglan road towards Abergavenny.

Transport for Wales and Network Rail urged customers to check before they travelled with delays and cancellations expected.

Ferry sailings between Holyhead and Dublin and Fishguard and Rosslare resumed on Saturday after being cancelled on Friday.

Cardiff Airport urged passengers to check for any disruption before they travelled and contact their airline or tour company for updates.

Many people found their way blocked on Friday morning, including near Penmon on Anglesey

Cardiff Devils ice-hockey team said they were forced to take an eight-hour coach journey to play Saturday's Elite League match at Fife after their flight was cancelled.

And Caernarfon Town's JD Cymru Premier game on Friday against The New Saints had to be postponed due to storm damage to the club's Oval ground.

Strong winds have caused seas to batter the Welsh coastline, seen here at Porthcawl

What are the weather warnings?

Sunday sees two yellow weather warnings for wind and rain covering all of Wales.

Strong winds are expected from 08:00 to 15:00, while heavy rain is due to last all day and into Monday morning.

Storm Éowyn is the fifth named storm of the 2024-25 season, which began in October.

What wind speeds have been recorded?

Gusts of 93mph (150km/h) have been recorded on the Llyn Peninsula, Gwynedd on Friday.

• 93mph - Aberdaron

• 87mph - Capel Curig

• 86mph - Lake Vyrnwy

• 75mph - Mona

• 75mph - Milford Haven

• 74mph - Valley

• 71mph - Pembrey Sands

The strongest gusts ever recorded in Wales were 124mph (200km/h) at Rhoose, Vale of Glamorgan, on 28 October 1989.