Jo Farrow

Wet and windy sometimes snowy weather with disruptive storms, Ashley, Bert and Darragh. A mild Christmas and a soggy, cancelled end to the year.

Northern travel plans for Friday, keep an eye on the forecast. A significant Atlantic low pressure looks set to bring impactful weather with severe gales, rain and hill snow.

Storm Eowyn has been named, and is set to affect the UK on Friday and into Saturday, bringing very strong winds.

Met Office red wind warning for Northern Ireland and Scotland for Storm Eowyn to join Met Eireann's whole of Ireland red warnings. A danger to life Thursday night and on Friday.

What do the various levels of UK weather warnings mean? A look beyond the three colours, at the Matrix that combines impacts and likelihood of severe weather.

Six ways to observe the current weather conditions and find out if the worst is over. Or is more severe weather to come?

The weekend weather has all sorts. Starting with major Storm Eowyn and widespread disruption and damage. Ice and a bit of snow then more wind and rain as a new low pressure arrives on Sunday.

Low pressure will move slowly across the UK at the start of the week, Herminia, a storm named by the Spanish met service. UK gales for the far SW and a risk of flooding

A rather quiet, mixed weekend with a good deal of cloud but hope of brighter breaks at times. It's worth looking at the night sky to see a few planets when good breaks appear.

Frontal rain from the northwest will be followed by colder air and wintry showers in the far north. High pressure builds later this week with cold air from the east and nighttime frost, fog and ice.