Storm Amy LIVE: Met Office issues weather warnings as UK to be hit by 100mph winds

The UK is set to be hit by winds of up to 100mph as Storm Amy batters the country.

The Met Office has issued ten weather warnings over the weekend - with more severe amber alerts for rain and wind in place for Northern Ireland and parts of Scotland.

The north and west of Scotland will be worst hit by the storm, with an amber warning for “damaging winds” in place from 5pm on Friday until 9am Saturday.

All of Scotland, the north of England and the most western parts of Wales will also fall under a yellow warning for wind from 3pm on Friday until the start of Sunday.

According to the latest Met Office weather maps, gusts could reach 100mph in parts of the Outer Hebrides. Gusts of 70mph are expected to be felt “fairly widely” across the UK.

The weather is expected to cause travel disruption with some rail operators already issuing 'do not travel' warnings.

Follow the latest weather updates in our live blog below.

TransPennine Express (TPE) has warned customers not to travel between Manchester/Liverpool and Glasgow/Edinburgh, or on services between York, Newcastle, and Edinburgh after the following times today.

In addition, customers are advised not to travel during the morning of Saturday October 4:

Passengers travelling after 12pm on Saturday 4 October are strongly advised to check before they travel.

Customers with tickets across the affected routes can defer their journey and use their tickets for travel on Sunday October 5, at no extra cost.

Alternatively, they can request a full refund at tpexpress.co.uk/help/refunds.

Here are a full list of the current UK weather warnings at a glance.

Amber - Wind (Fri 3 Oct): Grampian, Highlands & Eilean Siar, Orkney & Shetland, Strathclyde

Amber - Wind (Fri 3 Oct): Northern