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Amy has arrived across the UK, bringing heavy rain and strong winds to many regions in the country.

Amber Warning for Northern and Western Scotland

An amber wind warning is issued for areas within Scotland's northern and western regions, where the Met Office are cautioning about electricity outages and flying debris that could pose a risk to life.

A less severe yellow alert for winds has been issued for Scotland and Northern Ireland in their entirety, as well as north-west England and Wales, through to Saturday night.

A man in his 40s died in the Republic of Ireland in what authorities referred to as a "weather-related incident."

Rain and Wind Alerts Throughout the UK

Areas in Northern Ireland, Scotland, and north-west England also have a yellow rain warning currently issued.

Some regions in Northern Ireland were subject to a high-level wind alert earlier on Friday, and numerous schools shut their doors ahead of schedule as a precaution.

Approximately 50,000 households there are dealing with electricity loss at this time, based on information from NIE Networks.

Local police authorities said the rail network was suspended due to numerous trees coming down, while airports warned passengers to confirm flight details before flying.

The yellow wind warning for Scotland, Northern Ireland, and parts of Wales and north-west England will continue until Saturday at midnight.

A alert for heavy rainfall at the yellow level covering large parts of Scotland will remain in place until Saturday midnight.

Travel Disruptions and Service Cancellations

• A number of ScotRail trains and boat services were called off ahead of the storm's arrival.
• A number of bridges will be shut for tall vehicles.
• Rail operators announced every train departing from Glasgow Central have been suspended until at least 14:00 on Saturday.

The Trajectory of Storm Amy

Storm Amy - the first named storm of the season will move to the north of the UK through Friday evening, when wind speeds are expected to be at their highest.

A cold front will also drift downwards, delivering heavy rain.

During the night, the winds will peak across Scotland as heavy rain sweeps southeast across Wales and England, before slowly subsiding later on Saturday.

Despite Saturday remaining quite gusty, there will be a combination of bright intervals and rainfall, mainly occurring over the UK's north and west.

Forecast for the Weekend

Come Sunday, Storm Amy will have moved further out into the North Sea so it will be less rainy with calmer winds for the latter part of the weekend.

The next storm name will be the name Bram. A fresh set of names is released annually by the Met Office before the storm season begins in September with both male and female names selected through public input.

Weather systems may receive names from either the UK's Met Office, Ireland's Met Éireann, or the Netherlands' KNMI when effects are predicted as "moderate to severe."