The warning is only issued in the event of extreme weather.The Met Office has issued a rare red weather warning for Scotland this week.It comes as Storm Éowyn approaches the country, with Scottish weather presenter Judith Ralston calling it “one major storm” and saying: “I’ve not seen anything like it in my career”.

Rail services and flights have been axed, with rare red weather warnings issued for Scotland and Northern Ireland. The Met Office extended its rare red weather warning at 11am to cover more of Scotland until 5pm, while Northern has issued a 'do not travel' warning for much of the north, including Greater Manchester.

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for South Wales due to ice which will be in place on Saturday (January 25).