{"id":469331,"date":"2025-10-02T20:40:15","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T20:40:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/469331\/"},"modified":"2025-10-02T20:40:15","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T20:40:15","slug":"northern-ireland-weather-forecast-met-office-issue-second-warning-ahead-of-storm-amy-arriving-in-ni-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/469331\/","title":{"rendered":"Northern Ireland weather forecast: Met Office issue second\u00a0warning ahead of\u00a0Storm Amy arriving in NI"},"content":{"rendered":"

The warning was raised on Thursday evening as forecasters anticipate strong south and southwesterly winds will batter the region.<\/p>\n

The fresh warning is in force from Friday at 3pm until 8pm, bringing with it a higher danger to life than the previous yellow alert.<\/p>\n

Longer journey times and transport cancelations are also more likely as well as power cuts and injuries from debris.<\/p>\n

It comes after forecasters issued a yellow warning for rain on Thursday until 10pm<\/a> before wind gusts of over 70mph are expected when Storm Amy arrives on Friday.<\/p>\n

A spokesperson warned some flooding in parts of the country could be expected on Thursday and there may be travel disruption as a result of the conditions.<\/p>\n

They added: \u201cOutbreaks of rain are likely at times on Thursday, becoming heavier and more persistent through the afternoon and early evening, before clearing to the east by Thursday night.<\/p>\n

“Accumulations of 20-30mm are likely fairly widely, with in excess of 40 mm possible over high ground.<\/p>\n

“Given recent wet weather, this may lead to some flooding.<\/p>\n

“It will also become rather windy for a time later on Thursday afternoon and into the evening, especially in the east with gusts along the coast potentially in excess of 50mph.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Met Office said Storm Amy may lead to disruption across all six counties with the latest warning affecting counties Antrim, Fermanagh, Londonderry and Tyrone.<\/p>\n

\u201cStorm Amy is expected to bring a spell of strong winds to Northern Ireland during Friday and Saturday,\u201d they said previously.<\/p>\n

\u201cWesterly winds will pick up during the afternoon, peaking during the evening with gusts of 50 to 60mph likely for many areas and could reach 60 to 70mph for a time.<\/p>\n

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A weather warning has been issued for NI: Pic Andrew McCarroll\/Pacemaker Press.<\/p>\n

News Catch Up – Wednesday 1 October <\/p>\n

“Exposed coasts and hills will see the highest gusts which could exceed 70 mph.\u201d<\/p>\n

It comes after a Met Office forecaster said windspeeds of 40mph and heavy rain is expected on Thursday before a short pause on Friday morning.<\/p>\n

Heavy rain and stronger winds will resume both inland and on the coast in the evening.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is the one that we are a little bit concerned about,\u201d the meteorologist said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt’s likely to actually develop and deepen very quickly, so likely to be associated with some strong, very strong and gusty winds.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the RNLI has urged the public to safeguard themselves in coastal areas. <\/p>\n

The charity advised people to avoid rough seas, cliff edges and exposed waterside areas.<\/p>\n

Linda-Gene Byrne, RNLI Water Safety Lead said: “Storm Amy is set to bring potentially dangerous conditions so we\u2019re asking the public to stay vigilant.<\/p>\n

“If you plan to visit the coast or a waterside location, we advise that you stay a safe distance from the water as conditions could knock you off your feet or wash you into the sea or water. A visit during weather conditions such as these is not worth risking your life for.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The warning was raised on Thursday evening as forecasters anticipate strong south and southwesterly winds will batter the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":469332,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5011],"tags":[1211,6722,1817,1248,1144,1210,16,15,741],"class_list":{"0":"post-469331","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-northern-ireland","8":"tag-antrim-news","9":"tag-christopher-leebody","10":"tag-derry-news","11":"tag-fermanagh-news","12":"tag-northern-ireland","13":"tag-tyrone-news","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-united-kingdom","16":"tag-weather"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115306510911737458","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/469331","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=469331"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/469331\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/469332"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=469331"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=469331"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=469331"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}