Northern Ireland braces for Storm Éowyn, the first named storm of 2025, bringing powerful winds and potential disruption. The Met Office issued a yellow weather warning for wind, with gusts reaching up to 90 mph along some coasts and hills.
A weather warning for wind is set to come into place across the whole of Northern Ireland . The yellow alert issued by the Met Office comes into force at midnight on Friday, January 24, and will remain in place until 11.59pm. This is due to Storm Éowyn , the fifth named storm of the season and the first of 2025. The forecaster said: ' Storm Éowyn is expected to bring very strong winds and widespread disruption on Friday.
' The Met Office added: 'Storm Éowyn is expected to pass close to or across the northwest of the UK on Friday before clearing to the northeast on Saturday. Whilst there is some uncertainty in the track of Éowyn, a spell of very strong winds is likely, initially southeasterly before turning westerly, with peak gusts of 60-70mph inland and 80-90 mph along some coasts and hills (perhaps even higher in a few locations).' You can track Storm Éowyn live below: \You can also scroll to see the forecast for your chosen time at the bottom of the widget. For the weather forecast over the next few days, the forecaster continued: 'Rain on Friday clearing to showers, these turning increasingly wintry. Very strong winds developing. Strong winds easing and wintry showers clearing through Saturday.' For all the latest news, visit the Belfast Live homepage here and sign up to our daily newsletter here
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