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Police have issued a warning to motorists to exercise extreme caution on some of Northern Ireland's roads on Monday morning due to a dip in temperatures overnight causing icy conditions.

A severe weather warning has been issued for heavy, persistent rain in Northern Ireland throughout Sunday, including the possibility of snow.

A yellow warning is in place for more snow in Northern Ireland.

Strong gales battered coastal areas after parts of Northern Ireland woke up to a blanket of snow on Tuesday morning.

A severe warning is in place in Northern Ireland, with snow, ice and high winds forecast across parts of the region.

Motorists have been advised to take care on the roads due to black ice.

Memorial services to mark the 60th anniversary of the sinking of the MV Princess Victoria were held in Scotland and Northern Ireland on Thursday.

The public are advised of possible disruption to transport on Thursday as a yellow weather warning for strong winds is in place.

There have been some reports of localised flooding in Northern Ireland as a result of heavy rain and melting snow.

Electricity has been restored to around 3,000 homes and businesses in the Dundonald area of Co Down after a power outage on Thursday morning.

Icy conditions are expected to continue overnight across Northern Ireland, making conditions difficult for motorists throughout Wednesday and well into Thursday morning.

While rural dwellers may be used to the difficulties of negotiating the worst of any wintry weather, the latest cold snap has been causing major problems for drivers even on main routes.

Fifty years on from the Big Freeze of 1963, Northern Ireland is in the grip of another wintry spell - but this time round, there's no ice-skating on frozen Lough Erne or emergency supplies being delivered by helicopter.

Motorists are being advised to allow extra time for their journey after heavy snowfall caused severe travel disruption in parts of Northern Ireland, including the M1, on Monday night.

Tributes have been paid to the young doctor from Coleraine, who was killed in an avalanche in Scotland.

A 25-year-old woman from Co Londonderry has been named as one of the four people who died in an avalanche in Glencoe in the Scottish Highlands on Saturday.

Motorists are being advised to take extra care on the roads after a yellow weather warning for snow was extended until Monday night in Northern Ireland.

Singer Katie Melua was forced to cancel her weekend plans after her flight back to the UK from Germany was cancelled due to heavy snow.

Motorists are being advised to take care on the roads overnight as icy road conditions are expected across Northern Ireland.

Power has been restored to almost 900 homes on Saturday after heavy snow caused major disruption and power outages across Northern Ireland.

Heavy snow has fallen across parts of Northern Ireland on Friday, amid an amber alert - the second highest warning level used by the Met Office.

Northern Ireland is now expected to see snow across many parts from Friday, with warnings issued by forecasters for the end of the week.

Forecasters have issued a severe weather warning for Northern Ireland, amid predictions that parts of the UK could be facing blizzard conditions by the weekend.

Police are advising motorists to use extreme caution due to icy road conditions across Northern Ireland on Tuesday morning.

It looks like Northern Ireland will escape the extreme cold snap that could see Great Britain plunge to -10C in January.

There may have been over 45ins of rainfall in Northern Ireland during the course of the last twelve months - enough for surfing Belfast's streets - but it still fared better than the rest of the UK.

Police have issued a warning to motorists in south Down to exercise caution after a number of minor collisions were linked to black ice.

Ballypatrick Forest in County Antrim has been recorded as the wettest place in Northern Ireland after a week of heavy rain which left many parts of the UK on flood alert.

Over 100 homes lost power overnight after strong winds brought down cables and trees across Northern Ireland.

Fire and rescue service have removed trapped vehicles in Co Down as heavy rain has caused flooding in the area.

Motorists have been advised to take extreme care on the roads due to icy conditions.

The south promenade in Newcastle, Co Down, was flooded with seawater on Friday as severe weather battered parts of Northern Ireland.

As temperatures plummeted overnight, salting of the roads on the scheduled Northern Ireland network was disrupted due to protests over the decision to only fly the Union Jack on designated days.

Some areas of Northern Ireland are experiencing high to very high levels of air pollution, the Department of Environment has confirmed.

Motorists are being urged to take care on Northern Ireland's roads amid warnings of severe black ice.