No references were made in a detailed review of the response to Storm Éowyn of any contact between the Irish and UK weather services, except around the naming of one of the worst storms to hit the island.

Met Office yellow weather warnings have been issued for wind and rain impacts on Thursday in the United Kingdom. This severe weather come as a deepening area of low pressure heads across southern England that has the potential to be a named storm. Impacts for the UK do not look severe enough for the Met Office to name this weather system.

The probability of snowfall increases over the weekend as things turn noticeably colder from Thursday and the Met Office has pin-pointed where and when the wintry showers could hit

Mainly dry with some bright or sunny spells Wednesday, with the chance of isolated showers both in the north and south. Maximum temperature of 12C around the Highlands and 13C around the Borders region.

According to Met Office weather maps, scattered spells of snowfall are now expected across northern parts of Scotland from around 10 pm on Friday night, with these continuing into the early hours of Saturday morning.