Wind gusts reaching 90mph from Storm Floris have disrupted train services in Scotland
Network Rail Scotland said wind gusts reaching 90mph from Storm Floris have disrupted train services.
A map shared on X showed areas with the highest wind speeds recorded, including one recording of 90mph.
The rail company said the west of Scotland had been particularly affected by disruption by 10am.
#StormFloris. These are the wind speeds we’re seeing at 10:00 across Scotland’s Railway as the storm moves in.
We’re starting to see disruption to services, particularly in the west. If you’re due to travel this morning, check your journey before you go.@ScotRail pic.twitter.com/LcwrPErZi0
— Network Rail Scotland (@NetworkRailSCOT) August 4, 2025
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A person struggles to use their umbrella in the wind, as Storm Floris hits parts of Britain, near the Houses of Parliament in London.
There will be delays to the delivery of some exam results in island communities as a result of Storm Floris, the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) has said.
With results due on Tuesday, the SQA said deliveries to the Outer Hebrides, Orkney and Shetland will be delayed due to the adverse weather.
The SQA said students should contact their school or college in the first instance who should be able to help them.
Aviation analytics company Cirium said 68 flights from UK airports on Monday have been cancelled.
That is equivalent to 2.2% of all scheduled departures.
The worst-affected airports are Aberdeen and Belfast City, with 12 and 10 cancellations respectively.
More than 22,000 properties are without electricity in the Highlands and north-east of Scotland as Storm Floris hits the country with high winds.
Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) said it is working to restore power to 22,500 properties while more are expected to be impacted later in the day.
SSEN is the network operator for the north of Scotland.
The company says it has hundreds of extra staff working but it may not be able to reconnect everyone by the end of the day.
SSEN’s director of customer operations Andy Smith said: “Storm Floris is the strongest summer storm we’ve seen in a very long time and it’s causing significant disruption to power supplies today.
“At the height of summer, we’ve mounted an operation that’s comparable in size to the ones we mobilise when a storm hits during the depths of winter, but the sustained nature of these damaging winds means some affected customers may be without power overnight.”
He added: “Remember – you can report faults to us by calling 105 at any time, or via the Power Track website or app.
“And please – if you come across any network damage, stay well back and inform us immediately.”
Scottish Green co-leader Lorna Slater says Storm Floris – which is brining unseasonal weather to parts of the UK – shows the need for urgent action to tackle the climate crisis.
Slater said:
We should not be seeing storms like this in August, but with climate chaos around us these kinds of scenes will only become more common and more severe.
I urge everyone to stay safe and follow the guidance from the emergency services who are working to protect us all. I also urge employers to support workers who are being impacted by the storm and ensure that they are not being put in harm’s way or being asked to go into it unnecessarily.
Our weather has been all over the place this summer, with heat waves and wild fires giving way to storms and everything in between. We cannot let this be our future.
The truth is that the more urgent the crisis has become the less our governments are doing to address it. We need a focus on mitigations and defences, but we also need leaders who are willing to take the local and international action that is needed to climate-proof our future.
Climate action is not just about managing our temperatures, it is about protecting people and the services we all rely on and ensuring that we have a society that is built to cope.
Here are some more pictures of the damage caused by Storm Floris:
Network Rail says power has been lost to part of the overhead wires on the west coast main line as it battles with disruption from Storm Floris.
The west coast main line between Motherwell and Newton in South Lanarkshire was affected by the outage.
In another incident, lines in Inverclyde were affected by a loss of power between Bishopton and Paisley.
In Scotland, police have warned drivers to stay away from two roads in Aberdeenshire and the western highlands, which were blocked by fallen trees and overturned campervans respectively.
Edinburgh Zoo has announced it is fully closed for the rest of the day due to “escalating wind speed”.
⚠️ UPDATE⚠️: Due to escalating wind speed the zoo is now closing for the day.
An email will be going out to all pre-booked visitors, if you don’t receive one please get in touch with info@rzss.org.uk for more information 💛 https://t.co/D9PLW5obdE
— Edinburgh Zoo (@EdinburghZoo) August 4, 2025
Angus council closed all its recycling centres from midday and said this morning that its bin collections would also be suspended from midday.
While its council buildings remain open, the Scottish council asked people to “consider whether they need to attend any of our council buildings”. You can read more here.
In a post on X published about three and a half hours ago, Glasgow city council said that “all non-emergency operations” were to be suspended until at least 2pm (this would include refuse and recycling collections). The council is yet to post a further update on whether or not these services have resumed or not.
A road in Aberdeenshire has been closed in both directions after a number of trees fell on as a result of Storm Floris.
With high winds hitting Scotland, police advised drivers to avoid the A96 between Huntly and Inverurie.
Police Scotland said: “The A96 is closed in both directions near Old Rayne between Huntly and Inverurie due to several fallen trees.
“All road users are advised to avoid the area.
“We are advising the public to plan ahead and consider delaying travel until conditions improve.”
A fire has been reported on overhead lines at a train station in the south of Glasgow.
Engineers have been called out to other incidents as Storm Floris brings travel disruption across Scotland, with trees falling onto tracks.
Network Rail said: “We’re responding to reports of a fire on the overhead wires near Kings Park station in Glasgow’s south side.
“Our local team are arranging a response to check this out as quickly as we can.”
Earlier, a fallen tree was blown onto the overhead wires at Cornton level crossing, near Stirling.
A number of campervans have been blown over on the A87 road, which leads to Portreee on the Isle of Skye, as Storm Floris hit Scotland.
Police are advising drivers to stay away from the Bealach na Ba road in Wester Ross due to the high rinds.
Police Scotland said: “We have received multiple reports of campervans being blown over on the A87 between Broadford and Portree due to high winds caused by Storm Floris.
“We are advising motorists not to travel on the Bealach na Ba road and anyone with campervans should remain parked in sheltered areas until the wind speed reduces.”
Met Office forecaster Peter Sloss has told BBC Radio Scotland’s Lunchtime Live Storm Floris is “very unusual” for August.
“I think we’ve had five named storms, since the naming process started a number of years ago in August.
“This one really is the most powerful of these storms that we’ve seen.”
The forecaster said we are “sort of in unchartered territory at the moment”.
Here are some more images that have been sent to us over the newswires that show the impact of Storm Floris:
More than 10,000 homes in Ireland without power
More than 10,000 homes in Ireland are now without power, with Co Donegal and Co Roscommon among the worst affected areas.
A spokesperson for ESB Networks said:
Yellow level winds associated with Storm Floris have led to a number of power outages across the country this morning, predominantly in the North West region.
The impact on the electricity network has been modest and in line with previous such wind warnings.
As of 10.30am, approximately 10,000 homes, farms and businesses across the country are without power.
ESB Networks crews are mobilised in impacted areas and responding to power outages where safe to do so.
Real-time information on power outages and restoration times is available on http://www.PowerCheck.ie.
We apologise to all homes, farms and businesses impacted for the inconvenience caused.