Today began with dry with bright or sunny spells before cloud and showery rain started to spread north from mid-morning.
A weather warning for snow and ice has been issued by the Met Office covering the whole of Northern Ireland. It comes into force at 7pm on Friday, January 24, and will remain in place until Saturday, January 25, at 10am. It comes as a red warning for wind due to Storm Eowyn is in force across the region on Friday until 2pm.
Storm Éowyn was "probably the strongest storm" to hit the UK in at least 10 years, the Met Office has said, with wind gusts in excess of 100mph (160km/h).
Ireland's national weather service says the country has seen 114 mph wind gusts, the highest ever recorded on the island.
Storm Éowyn, pronounced ‘Ay-oh-win’, has been advancing toward Ireland and the United Kingdom and is expected to bring gusty winds, heavy rain and some snow to the region Friday and Saturday.
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A massive storm is battering parts of the U.K. and Ireland today, bringing devastating winds, heavy rain and snow, according to the Met Office, the United Kingdom's national weather and climate service.
Ireland, Northern Ireland and Scotland are braced for a storm spiraling in from the Atlantic, bringing gusts of up to 100 m
The Met Office has issued an amber weather warning for wind affecting all regions of Northern Ireland as gusts of up to 90mph are expected. The alert will be in place on Friday, January 24, from 6am until 9pm as Storm Éowyn is expected to bring "very strong winds and widespread disruption".