Weather for the week ahead in NI as Storm Éowyn recovery continues
Northern Ireland is set for a calmer period of weather in the week ahead following a weekend that brought the first red warning ever issued by the Met Office for Northern Ireland, and a string of less severe colour-coded alerts.
The recovery from Storm Eowyn is set to continue today in Northern Ireland with many still without electricity, following what the Department for Infrastructure described on Sunday night as "widespread damage and disruption to critical infrastructure".
Recovery efforts are likely to be aided by a somewhat calmer few days ahead, but it's still January and the Met Office forecast for Monday is for widespread rain and a windy start to the day.
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Northern Ireland misses out on weather warnings in place elsewhere in the UK, with wind and rain yellow alerts set to cover large parts of England and Wales on Monday.
The south of England and western Wales is to be hit by strong winds on Tuesday, with a yellow warning in place again.
For Northern Ireland on Monday, the Met Office forecasters say: "The morning will be cloudy with widespread rain spreading north. Remaining cloudy into the afternoon with showers. Windy along the east coast in the morning. Maximum temperature 8 °C."
The outlook for Tuesday is as follows: "Brighter on Tuesday with a few showers at first, otherwise dry. Mainly dry on Wednesday and Thursday with just the odd shower."
Looking further ahead, the Met Office long range weather forecast from the Met Office reads: "Cloud and periods of wet weather will probably affect north and north-western parts of the UK at times, particularly early in this period. Some heavy rain is possible which could be accompanied by some spells of strong winds. South of this, across the rest of the UK, it is likely to be more settled and whilst some rain can't be ruled out at times, it should be predominantly dry through this period, or certainly drier than it has been. Winds will be lighter and this will bring the risk of mist and freezing fog patches and overnight frosts. Overall, temperatures will probably be close to normal for most, but it is likely to be quite mild at times over the north and northwest of the UK."
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