After several days of bitterly cold weather bringing ice and snow across Northern Ireland, conditions are set to turn milder over the weekend.
A weather warning issued by the Met Office came into effect on Friday morning and will remain in place until 10am on Saturday.
The forecaster said: "Ice is likely to be a hazard where snow has fallen overnight."
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It will be an exceptionally cold night on Friday, with a clear and frosty start to Saturday for the majority.
For the remainder of Saturday, the Met Office said another area of low pressure is expected to arrive from the west, pushing milder air north-eastwards.
This will be preceded by snow, and possibly freezing rain but for many areas, this is likely to turn to rain as the milder air arrives.
By the start of next week, low pressure from the west will drive strong winds and heavy rain across much of the UK.
Here is the latest weather forecast for the days ahead.
Tonight:
Any showers across the north will die out during the evening, then all parts will be dry with some clear spells, leading to a widespread frost. Clouds will increase from the southwest later with a minimum temperature of -5 °C.
Saturday:
It will be cloudy but mainly dry during the morning, then rain, preceded by snow over the higher ground, will spread from the southwest during the afternoon. South-easterly winds freshening with a maximum temperature of 5 °C.
Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:
Less cold with showers then rain on Sunday, this turning to snow over higher ground before clearing away south on Monday. Colder and brighter with wintry showers to come on Tuesday.
UK long range weather forecast - Tuesday 14 March - Thursday 23 March:
Strong winds will likely turn northerly on Tuesday, drawing colder air southwards across much of the UK. This is expected to bring wintry showers, especially impacting many exposed coasts.
However, away from Scotland, settling snow is most likely confined to high ground.
Temperatures nearer average in the south. The unsettled regime is predicted to stay into mid-week, although becoming milder than average for most away from the far north, this bringing rainfall, and potentially strong winds at times.
This theme is likely to continue, with spells of rain periodically moving north, and snow on the leading edge of rainfall over northern high ground.
Many places will be potentially wetter than average through this period, except for the far north, with temperatures around average for many.
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