Yellow weather warning in place from today for 40-60mph winds

According to the Met Office, strong winds on Tuesday afternoon, evening and night may cause a disruption to travel.

A yellow weather warning for wind will be in place from 3pm today (Tuesday 17th) to 8am tomorrow (Wednesday 18th)

Peak gusts of 40-50 mph are likely fairly widely inland, with perhaps 50-60 mph in more exposed places, including along some coasts.

This may lead to some disruption to ferry crossings, with tricky travelling conditions possible on higher level and west-east routes.

Winds will start to ease in Northern Ireland during the early hours of Wednesday, and then in many other areas around or after dawn.

What should I expect?

Some delays to road, rail, air and ferry transport are likely

It’s likely that some coastal routes, sea fronts and coastal communities will be affected by spray and/or large waves

Probably some bus and train services affected, with some journeys taking longer

Delays for high-sided vehicles on exposed routes and bridges likely

Northern Ireland's five-day forecast 👇

Today: A largely cloudy day with occasional rain. Turning drier and brighter for a time in the afternoon and feeling very mild. Light southerly winds becoming strong with gales later along the County Down coast. Maximum temperature 13 °C.

Tonight: Cloudy with outbreaks of rain, these heavy at times. Strong southerly winds, with gales in the evening across eastern counties, becoming westerly later. Minimum temperature 8 °C.

Wednesday: Early rain clearing then a bright day with a few scattered showers blowing in from the west. Strong westerly winds easing. Feeling a little colder. Maximum temperature 9 °C.

Outlook for Thursday to Saturday: Bright and cold on Thursday with scattered showers, wintry over hills. Rain clearing to blustery showers on Friday. Windy with spells of rain on Saturday.

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