Weather: New yellow weather warning issued - Storm Bert brings snow, rain,wind, and power cuts with fallen trees causing traffic disruption across large areas of Northern Ireland - gritter gets stuck in snow
Storm Bert has arrived in Northern Ireland bringing rain, high winds, and power cuts
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A yellow warning for rain and snow for Northern Ireland expires at 11:00 Saturday morning, November 23.
A second warning for wind came into effect at 05:00 on Saturday morning and runs until 19:00, Saturday evening
Storm Bert is forecast to undergo explosive cyclogenesis as it approaches the UK... a "weather bomb".
At 6am on Saturday morning NIE were reporting numerous power cuts affecting many parts of Northern Ireland.
NIE networks are reporting: ‘Due to the number of faults we are currently experiencing on the network, we are unable to provide an estimated restoration time for your electricity supply at this time. We are working to restore supplies as quickly and safely as possible
Police in ards and North Down are reporting ‘Motorists are advised of a number of reports of fallen trees in the Newtownards area this morning’
Current Met Office forecast for Northern Ireland
Saturday Nov 23 - Wednesday Nov 27
Storm Bert bringing periods of rain and gales for Saturday.
Today:
Very windy with persistent and occasionally heavy rain at first, becoming drier with the wind easing towards midday. Mainly dry with bright spells increasing during the afternoon. Milder than of late. Maximum temperature 14 °C.
Tonight:
Cloudy with clear spells, mainly dry evening becoming windy with rain at times from late evening. Turning drier with clear spells towards morning. Milder than of late. Minimum temperature 2 °C.
Sunday:
A cloudy day with bright spells in the morning. Cloud will thicken in the afternoon as showers spread east. Maximum temperature 11 °C.
Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:
Cloudy and windy with scattered showers Monday. the wind will fall light and the showers clear overnight into Tuesday, leaving Tuesday and Wednesday mainly dry with bright spells.
Updated: 04:00 (UTC) on Sat 23 Nov 2024
Check back for more details of disruption as Storm Bert moves across Northern Ireland