BBC Senior Weather Presenter. Reporter. Documentary maker on @bbciplayer. [email protected]
Belfast, Ireland
Joined December 2010
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Barra Best retweeted
Halloween 2026 Firework DIsplay 🎇
A truly beautiful finale to this year's festival!
#fireworks #derryhalloween
Taking Halloween back to its roots — literally. 👻 Jack-o’-lanterns, old-school Irish style: turnips, not pumpkins.
Step 1: Buy a turnip.
Step 2: Find a responsible adult with a power drill to hollow it out. Ancient tradition, modern equipment.
Step 3: Admire your terrifying little root vegetable. 🕯️
Disclaimer: No spoons were harmed in the making of these lanterns. The turnips have lodged a formal complaint.
#TurnipForTheBooks #IrishHalloween #JackOLantern
Barra Best retweeted
A beautiful calm night around Dungarvan Harbour,Co Waterford. @AimsirTG4 @ancienteastIRL @barrabest @deric_tv @DiscoverIreland @discoverirl @Failte_Ireland @welovewaterford @VisitWaterford @WaterfordPocket @WaterfordGrnWay @GoToIreland @DungarvanTIO @GoToIrelandUS @TourismIreland
It was a privilege to perform MC duties at today’s graduation. Congratulations to the graduates of 2026 at @nwrc_college
Barra Best retweeted
Danse d'étourneaux au dessus de la rivière Lagan a Belfast.
Magnificent European starling dance over the Lagan. #Belfast #Belfasthour @barrabest
Extremely rare red rainbow spotted in County Antrim bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cme8…
He lived long, and he prospered. RIP Captain! 🖖🏻🪐
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to:
Johns Hopkins Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center Fund
alzresearch.org/giving/
Alzheimer’s Foundation of America Caregiver Resources
alzfdn.org/donate/
Photo Credit: Tommy Garcia
Barra Best retweeted
Thousands are already in #Derry city centre for the #Halloween festivities. 🎃👻🧙♀️
It's the 40th anniversary so we'll take a trip down memory lane and have all the info you need for Saturday on North West Today tomorrow morning from 8-9am.
@BBCRadioFoyle @ashleighbbc
Barra Best retweeted
Sunrise in Ballycastle this morning @bbcniweather @UTV @deric_tv @R_Faragher @linzilima @bbcweather @LoveBallymena @WeatherCee @Louise_utv @WeatherAisling @barrabest @Ailser99 @angie_weather @geoff_maskell @Ali_Totten
🎃A spook-tacular Halloween forecast 🎃
🎇Good news for fireworks fans! Mainly dry weather for Halloween celebrations over the coming days, but some patchy rain could haunt western areas on Friday night! 👻
A chilly 10–12C, so wrap up warm and enjoy the spooky skies! 💀
Barra Best retweeted
After all the wind and rain it makes some very beautiful Autumn scenes at Stormont @barrabest @WeatherCee @bbcniweather @AimsirTG4 @BelTel @BelfastLive @deric_tv
The Antrim & Derry coasts have been removed from today’s wind warning by @metoffice
⚠️ Yellow weather warning updated ⚠️
Strong winds across northern parts of Scotland
NOW – Tuesday 1800
Latest info 👉 bit.ly/WxWarning
Stay #WeatherAware⚠️
A new wind warning has been issued for parts of Antrim & Down from 18:00 Mon - 03:00 Tues.
Then a wind warning for coastal parts of Antrim and Derry from 03:00 Tues - 21:00 Tues.
The latest rainfall picture at 08:30 Monday morning. Patchier later this afternoon. Stronger winds again tonight and tomorrow.
🌧️💨 Wind & rain warnings Mon & Tues
🟡 Yellow Wind Warning
📍 Carlow, Clare, Cork, Donegal, Galway, Kerry, Kilkenny, Mayo, Waterford, Wexford, Wicklow
🕔 17:00 Monday – 23:59 Monday
🟡 Yellow Rain Warning
📍 Cork, Kerry
🕓 16:00 Monday – 22:00 Monday
🟡 Yellow Wind Warning
📍 Antrim & Derry coast
🕒 03:00 Tuesday – 23:59 Tuesday
