BBC TV & Senior Weather Presenter. Reporter & documentary maker. Forever hiding in the shade ☁️barra.best@bbc.co.ukhttps://bsky.app/profile/barrabest.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/barrabest.bsky.social/post/3ltqs53vyns2n🌞 Good Morning Ireland🌞 🌡️It’s already heating up at 7am with 20°C in Banagher, County Derry, and Valentia, County Kerry. ☁️ Barely a cloud in sight. 🌡️ Highs close to 30C in a few spots! 🥵 😎🌴 #Heatwave12 Jul 2025 07:03 +0000at://did:plc:ofi4v6dg4lak2eu5got6geb2/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltqs53vyns2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/barrabest.bsky.social/post/3lgeamdxnn22l https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2qyv42701o22 Jan 2025 20:50 +0000at://did:plc:ofi4v6dg4lak2eu5got6geb2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgeamdxnn22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/barrabest.bsky.social/post/3lf35mspevs2v🟨 Snow & Ice Warning: NI (3PM Mon - 11AM Tues) ❄️ Scattered snow showers—hit & miss, NOT everywhere. 🥶 Temps below freezing tonight = icy stretches. 🟨 Snow & Ice Warning: ROI (Noon Mon - Noon Tues) ❄️ Untreated areas likely to see disruption.06 Jan 2025 12:37 +0000at://did:plc:ofi4v6dg4lak2eu5got6geb2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lf35mspevs2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/barrabest.bsky.social/post/3letdor4cbk2kIt was a bitterly cold night in Katesbridge, Co. Down, with the mercury plunging to a frosty -6°C — the coldest spot in all of Ireland! 🥶 Sub-zero temps are on the cards again tonight.03 Jan 2025 10:05 +0000at://did:plc:ofi4v6dg4lak2eu5got6geb2/app.bsky.feed.post/3letdor4cbk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/barrabest.bsky.social/post/3leqyjncon22a❄️ Ice & low-temperature warnings issued across Ireland tonight. ⚠️ Risk of snow disruption this weekend. Get the full details here: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c07grnmlyp9o02 Jan 2025 11:39 +0000at://did:plc:ofi4v6dg4lak2eu5got6geb2/app.bsky.feed.post/3leqyjncon22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/barrabest.bsky.social/post/3leojjklbu22aIce warning issued for NI tonight as cold spell begins. Details here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c07grnmlyp9o01 Jan 2025 12:06 +0000at://did:plc:ofi4v6dg4lak2eu5got6geb2/app.bsky.feed.post/3leojjklbu22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/barrabest.bsky.social/post/3leogxeirns2s⚠️ Yellow Warning: Ice ⚠️ 🕓 16:00 Today - 10:00 Tomorrow Icy surfaces may cause difficult travel conditions: 🔹 Risk of icy patches on untreated roads, pavements, and cycle paths. 🔹 Injuries possible from slips and01 Jan 2025 11:20 +0000at://did:plc:ofi4v6dg4lak2eu5got6geb2/app.bsky.feed.post/3leogxeirns2shttps://bsky.app/profile/barrabest.bsky.social/post/3lemt3zmdws2gHappy New Year! 🎉 Wishing you sunny days, light breezes, and only teacup storms in 2025! ☀️🌈 I’m off to make a Dark ‘N’ Stormy - or a few!🍹#202531 Dec 2024 19:52 +0000at://did:plc:ofi4v6dg4lak2eu5got6geb2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lemt3zmdws2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/barrabest.bsky.social/post/3le4mgzdnjk22Happy Christmas, everyone! 🎄 Wishing you all a great day. 🎅🏻 Nollaig Shona daoibh! ✨25 Dec 2024 09:10 +0000at://did:plc:ofi4v6dg4lak2eu5got6geb2/app.bsky.feed.post/3le4mgzdnjk22https://bsky.app/profile/barrabest.bsky.social/post/3ldvd344x4k2nA very wintery scene this morning from festive Cookstown, County Tyrone, with Slieve Gallion dusted in snow ❄️. Photo by Pascal Diamond. #Tyrone #IrlSnow #Sneachta22 Dec 2024 11:34 +0000at://did:plc:ofi4v6dg4lak2eu5got6geb2/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldvd344x4k2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/barrabest.bsky.social/post/3ldsjyknrr22vWeather warnings have been issued because of strong winds this weekend. Details here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ceql0nvd2pwo21 Dec 2024 09:00 +0000at://did:plc:ofi4v6dg4lak2eu5got6geb2/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldsjyknrr22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/barrabest.bsky.social/post/3ldsjx6wjfc2vHow the solstice shines light on 5,000 years of history https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2nj1pgdj3o21 Dec 2024 08:59 +0000at://did:plc:ofi4v6dg4lak2eu5got6geb2/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldsjx6wjfc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/barrabest.bsky.social/post/3ldnurlpbtc2q🌬️ Yellow Weather Warning for strong winds this weekend. 📅 Sat: Gusts 50-60mph, stronger on coasts & hills. 📅 Sun: Similar winds with squally showers, hail & thunder possible. 🚗 Travel disruption likely. Details - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0j1qqxeq97o19 Dec 2024 12:29 +0000at://did:plc:ofi4v6dg4lak2eu5got6geb2/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldnurlpbtc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/barrabest.bsky.social/post/3ldnpmj4zc22oJoin me, Carol Kirkwood, and Matt Taylor, along with famous faces Jeremy Vine and Lucy Porter, to explore where our fascination with where a white Christmas comes from. https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0026x8719 Dec 2024 10:57 +0000at://did:plc:ofi4v6dg4lak2eu5got6geb2/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldnpmj4zc22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/barrabest.bsky.social/post/3ldjcr47vlk26Weather warning for wind now in place for Antrim and Down until 08:00 on Wednesday.17 Dec 2024 16:56 +0000at://did:plc:ofi4v6dg4lak2eu5got6geb2/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldjcr47vlk26https://bsky.app/profile/barrabest.bsky.social/post/3lcxznvtz5c2iA proper winter’s day! Temps of just 2°C in parts of Tyrone, Fermanagh, Cavan, and Monaghan. #Winter ❄️🥶10 Dec 2024 19:58 +0000at://did:plc:ofi4v6dg4lak2eu5got6geb2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcxznvtz5c2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/barrabest.bsky.social/post/3lcx6shnch22wAbove the freezing fog in Donegal and Tyrone this morning. Photos by Raymond McCarron Photography.10 Dec 2024 11:57 +0000at://did:plc:ofi4v6dg4lak2eu5got6geb2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcx6shnch22whttps://bsky.app/profile/barrabest.bsky.social/post/3lcx34oqezk2uA frosty divide! ❄️ Castlederg, Co. Tyrone, plunged to -6°C this morning, while it was a milder +6°C in north Down, 12 degrees warmer. Castlederg’s hollow traps cold air, letting it settle and plummet temperatures. Nature’s icebox at work!10 Dec 2024 10:52 +0000at://did:plc:ofi4v6dg4lak2eu5got6geb2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcx34oqezk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/barrabest.bsky.social/post/3lcsdci3l4k2jBrace for a wintry week! ❄️🎄 Expect daytime temps in the mid-single figures and foggy & frosty nights dipping below freezing. Keep warm 🎅☕✨08 Dec 2024 13:35 +0000at://did:plc:ofi4v6dg4lak2eu5got6geb2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcsdci3l4k2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/barrabest.bsky.social/post/3lcptfudjps2sWaterfall going backwards between Downhill and Benone on the north coast during storm Darragh. Thanks to Matthew from Castleroe, Coleraine, for the video. #StormDarragh07 Dec 2024 13:45 +0000at://did:plc:ofi4v6dg4lak2eu5got6geb2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcptfudjps2shttps://bsky.app/profile/barrabest.bsky.social/post/3lcppnttyik2iBallycastle in County Antrim bearing the brunt on Storm Darragh on Saturday. Amber warning is in place. Via Anne Kelly.07 Dec 2024 12:38 +0000at://did:plc:ofi4v6dg4lak2eu5got6geb2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcppnttyik2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/barrabest.bsky.social/post/3lcpcpiuq4c2gYou can keep up to date with Storm Darragh disruption on the BBC news live page here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cn4xx3yj01wt07 Dec 2024 08:46 +0000at://did:plc:ofi4v6dg4lak2eu5got6geb2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcpcpiuq4c2g