Storm Éowyn: Northern Ireland further weekend weather warning after red alert issued

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A further weather warning for wind in Northern Ireland has been issued by the Met Office.

The yellow alert for wind comes into force at 8am on Sunday, January 26, and will be in place until 3pm.

It comes as the forecaster issued a red weather warning for wind covering the entire region from 7am on Friday, January 24, to 2pm on the same day.

Yellow and amber warnings are also to come into effect on Friday due to Storm Éowyn.

For the new yellow wind warning, the Met Office said: "Strong winds are likely to cause some disruption on Sunday."

The forecaster added: "A further period of strong south to southeasterly winds accompanied by some heavy rain is expected to move into the southwest on Sunday morning, then spread to other southern and western areas through the day.

"Winds are likely to gust 50 to 60 mph quite widely, and around some exposed coasts and hills gusts to 70 mph are possible."

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