Met Office spokesman Stephen Dixon has revealed there is a “mixture of weather on the way for Northern Ireland this week, with a westerly influence bringing periods of showers, sunny spells and even a chance of a touch of snow over high ground”.

Yellow warnings for wind and rain have been issued for Sunday, with weather conditions expected to improve slightly from Monday, the forecaster said.

Flood water could cause ‘a danger to life’ in places where it is fast flowing, the Met Office warned. Winds could blow at gusts of up to 70mph in exposed areas along the Irish Sea coastlines, Scottish Islands and other high-ground areas further inland, Met Office warned.

The UK continues to battle heavy rain and flood warnings, with over 100 alerts in place. South and Mid-Wales, the South West, and parts of the Midlands remain at high risk of flooding. The Met Office warns of further showers and falling temperatures,

The wet and windy conditions began to arrive in the early hours of Sunday morning, with two yellow weather warnings for wind in place for parts of the UK.

The warning will come into effect between 3.00am and 3.00pm. The Met Office says southerly winds are expected to peak late morning to early afternoon with gusts of 50-60mph, and perhaps as much as 70mph on the exposed Irish Sea coastline and some other areas of high ground.