As Northern Ireland comes off the back of the worst storm in decades, yellow weather warnings for ice, snow and further wind will continue throughout the weekend, the Met Office have said.
It follows the devastating impact Storm Eowyn left across the island of Ireland which saw wind speeds of over 100mph tear through infrastructure and foliage.
The highest recorded wind speeds were seen at Belfast Harbour which saw 102.6mph – a new record for the area.
The red weather warning event has left over a quarter of a million people in Northern Ireland without power which may take several days to mend, according to Northern Ireland Electric (NIE).
As the nation recovers from Storm Eowyn, the Met Office have said its effects will continue to diminish as it moves northeast but there will be “little respite” in the conditions to come.
A yellow weather warning continues to be in place for snow and ice stretching until 10am on Saturday with snow showers already seen in Ballymena on Friday night.
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Temperatures will dip to the low 0C for most of the country with parts of the country seeing below freezing conditions to the south and patches of ice can be expected leading into the morning.
Saturday Morning will see an icy start to the day in some places with sunny spells breaking through and rain following in the afternoon.
Temperatures in the afternoon will reach a maximum of 5C.
The Met Office said: “Snow showers are expected to affect Northern Ireland during Friday afternoon and overnight into Saturday morning. Some small snow accumulations could develop in places, mainly on high ground in the west.
“Saturday will be cold start with the risk of icy stretches and wintry showers followed by an area of rain later in the afternoon.”
By the evening temperatures will drop before reaching 0C by early Sunday morning.
Sunday will be a dry start but heavy wind and rain will pick up with the Met Office issuing another yellow weather warning with gusts reaching up to 70mph in places.
The forecaster warns of the second wave of wind will possibly “hamper some recovery” efforts seen in the wake of Storm Eowyn.
The Met Office said: “While Sunday’s system doesn’t have the same strength as Eowyn, it will hamper some recovery efforts and bring further wind and rain.
“There is a Wind warning in force with gusts 50-60 mph quite widely, possibly up to 70 mph over exposed hills and coasts.”
Conditions will remain unsettled throughout the day but gradually ease as windspeeds lessen later in the evening.
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