As we prepare to say goodbye to 2022, the weather for the New Years period is set to be a mixed bag.
The Met Office are expecting "wet and windy" conditions across much of the UK, including Northern Ireland.
It comes as a weather warning for heavy rain was in place until 10am on Friday morning.
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New Year's Eve is set to see the worst of the weather in Northern Ireland. The Met Office said it will be mostly cloudy with showers or the odd longer spell of rain throughout the day.
A few bright spells can be expected towards the North Coast, but heavier rain and hill snow will arrive in the evening. There will be light winds and a maximum temperature of 6 C.
New Year's Day will kick off with rain and hill snow, before turning drier and brighter in the afternoon. Maximum temperature of 6 C.
Met Office Deputy Chief Meteorologist Helen Caughey said: "It’ll be an unsettled New Year weekend for much of the UK.
"New Year’s Eve for most will be the wetter of the two days, with a number of fronts bringing rain and wind across much of the country. The unsettled weather will stay with us into the evening.
“This will be followed by a more mixed New Year’s Day, with Scotland seeing the bulk of the unsettled conditions, with spells of rain, turning to snow over higher ground, continuing to push north.
“While it will be mild across the south, it will remain colder in the north with an ice risk in places here early on Sunday. Elsewhere, a drier day is expected, although with some showers, mainly across western areas, ahead of conditions becoming more widely settled into Monday.”
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