Storm Éowyn: Winds of up to 80mph possible along the coast of Northern Ireland

Winds of up to 80mph could hit coastal areas of Northern Ireland this weekend as Storm Éowyn arrives, the Met Office has warned.

A yellow warning for wind is in place across the north from 12am on Friday until midday on Saturday.

The Met Office has said that winds associated with the storm could bring some disruption to travel, cause some damage to buildings and lead to potential power cuts in some areas.

More: Stronger winds ahead as weather set to turn ‘unsettled’ before weekend

GAA catfish latest: The alleged fraudster is from Co Armagh and has targeted a Derry GAA star

Colombia Three’s Martin McCauley says British government wants to extradite him back to south America

The forecaster said that low pressure will “bring a spell of very strong south-easterly to south-westerly winds with gusts reaching 50-60 mph inland and 70-80 mph along coasts and perhaps higher than this in a few locations”.

“The wind strength will gradually ease through Saturday from the south,” they added.

In the Republic, a weather advisory has been issued by Met Éireann ahead of the weekend.

“On Thursday night and during Friday, a deepening low-pressure system is forecast to track close to Ireland,” the Irish weather body said.

“Very strong winds are likely across the country with the potential for damaging wind gusts and disruption in places. High seas and spells of heavy rain are expected also.

“Met Éireann is continuously monitoring the evolving situation and weather warnings will be issued as confidence in the forecast track/intensity of the low-pressure system improves.”