Winds of around 100mph have been recorded in Edinburgh and the city and its surrounding area have seen a number of fallen trees, overturned vehicles and falling debris.
The Met Office has issued a rare red weather warning until 5pm tonight, with the adverse weather posing a ‘danger to life’. Storm Éowyn prompted schools and nurseries to close across Edinburgh and the Lothians, in addition to cancelled flights, trains, buses and trams.
Here are 13 pictures from today’s extreme weather event.

1. Storm Éowyn causes destruction across Edinburgh and the Lothians
A tree collapsed onto a parked car in the Pilton area of Edinburgh | Third Party

2. Dangerous conditions
At around 3.30pm Traffic Scotland the A702 near Hillend has been closed in both directions due to fallen trees. Emergency services are in attendance | Third party

3. Chaos in Corstorphine
A Corstorphine resident witnessed fallen lampposts and sections of roof being torn off a block of flats in Forrester Park Gardens | Chloe Thomson
