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.
Over 93,000 homes and businesses are without power in NI on Friday morning. The PSNI declared a major incident, saying they expect the strongest winds in the region since the Boxing Day storm in 1998 which caused widespread disruption.
For the new warning for snow and ice, the Met Office said: "Icy stretches and some snow showers will result in some hazardous driving conditions.
The forecaster added: "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.
"However, ice is likely to be the main hazard, with icy stretches forming on untreated surfaces as temperatures fall this evening."
An amber weather warning for wind is also in place on Friday until 9pm, and a yellow wind warning is in force until 11.59pm. A further yellow wind warning will come into place across NI on Sunday from 8am to 3pm.
For Friday's weather forecast, the Met Office said: "Severe gale or storm force westerly winds, slowly easing through the late afternoon. Cloudy with some prolonged showers in the morning gradualy brightening with sunny intervals and occasional showers, turning wintry on hills. Maximum temperature 6C."
And for Friday night: "Windy with further showers in north and west, wintry on high ground. Mainly dry in the southeast. Cold with some ground frost and ice. Minimum temperature 1C."
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