WEATHER: Scattered rain and gusty winds expected as Storm Ciarán passes through

This morning will bring scattered outbreaks of rain, heavy and squally in places with strong and gusty westerly winds for a time too. Some further flooding is possible.

Blustery rain will mostly become confined to Ulster early this afternoon with sunshine and well scattered showers following for daylight hours.

Windy today with highest temperatures of 10 to 13 degrees in a fresh to strong and gusty westerly winds. Winds will back southwest and ease for a time this evening.

Tonight

This evening or early tonight, rather wet and rather windy weather, associated with Storm Ciarán, will move into southern counties, later clipping eastern counties too.

Fresh to strong and gusty northerly winds will gradually develop in these areas. Generally dry, calm and clear elsewhere with some frost or local ice across the north. Some mist and fog also. Lowest temperatures of 1 to 5 degrees.