Weather warnings have been issued for a range of conditions in Northern Ireland over the weekend.
The Met Office has warned that the west of the region will be hit with strong winds and heavy rain this afternoon, which could bring about some disruption to transport and utilities throughout the rest of Boxing Day.
The yellow weather warning for wind covers counties Antrim, Armagh, Fermanagh, Derry and Tyrone.
What to expect
- Spray and flooding on roads probably making journey times longer
- Some delays to road, rail, air and ferry transport are likely
- Some short term loss of power and other services is possible
What should I do?
A Met Office spokesperson said: "Strong winds are expected across Northern Ireland on Saturday afternoon and evening. Gusts of 45 to 55 mph are expected inland with a few exposed coastal and hilltop sites seeing gusts in excess of 60 mph. At the same time, around 30 mm of rain is likely to fall in about 6 hours, leading to some surface water flooding."
While Co Down has escaped the wind warning for Saturday, it is included in a separate weather warning for ice and snow on Sunday, December 27.
A Met Office spokesperson added: "Following clearance of heavy rain this evening, colder conditions will lead to ice forming on untreated surfaces across many parts of the warning area.
"There will also be showers which will turn increasingly to snow on high ground: parts of western Scotland look likely to see a few cm above about 200 m elevation, with a slight cover at low levels in heavier showers.
"Over Northern Ireland, southern Scotland and northern England, any snow cover will be mostly restricted to high level routes, above around 300m, where the odd cm may accumulate during Sunday."
