Multiple warnings have been issued across Northern Ireland from midnight on Thursday.

It comes as the forecaster has also issued a yellow warning for snow on the same day alongside a rare, and more severe, amber alert

Storm Éowyn is gathering strength, supercharged by the Arctic blast that moved through the US, and has the potential to trigger power outages and travel disruptions across the UK later this week.

Storm Éowyn – pronounced "ay-oh-win" – and the fifth named storm of the season will undergo rapid development during Thursday as it moves across the Atlantic. It will be fuelled by a very powerful jet stream which is fast moving air high in the atmosphere where wind speeds are around 260mph (418km/h).

Storm Éowyn is expected to bring very strong winds and widespread disruption on Friday, the Met Office has warned - as it issued an amber weather warning lasting until 9pm

A rare, red warning has been issued by Ireland's weather service ahead of the arrival of Storm Eowyn, warning of "severe, damaging and destructive gusts".

Storm Éowyn has been named by the Met Office and will bring severe gales to parts of the United Kingdom on Friday. The Met Office has issued a yellow warning for wind on Friday and Saturday. Gusts of up to 80mph (129km/h) - or possibly even more - could bring localised damage,

The Met Office has named a new storm as winds of up to 80mph are expected to hit the UK this weekend. Storm Éowyn is forecast to make landfall in Ireland late on Thursday before moving on to the rest of the UK on Friday according to Met Office models.

Storm Eowyn is set to hit the UK with strong winds on Friday and into Saturday, the Met Office has said, with yellow weather warnings issued for most of the country. The forecaster warned that the winds will lead to disruptions such as damage to buildings,

THE Met Office has upgraded the weather warning for Storm Eowyn to amber in Wirral. Experts have forecast that Storm Eowyn is expected to bring very strong winds and widespread disruption on Friday (January 24).

The Met Office has upgraded its weather warning for when Storm Éowyn hits East Lancashire on Friday (January 24). The national weather service issued a yellow warning for wind yesterday. It is still in force from midnight on Friday until midnight on Saturday.