In pictures: January snow comes to Northern Ireland

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Image caption, The cold weather brought snow to parts of Northern Ireland

A blast of cold weather has brought snow to parts of Northern Ireland.

It follows a yellow weather warning from the Met Office for ice which ended on Wednesday morning and warnings from police to avoid all unnecessary travel due to the freezing conditions.

However, the weather did bring some people out to enjoy the snowy scenes.

Here a selection of the best photos of the snowfall.

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Image caption, The hills around Belfast became the perfect spot for sledding

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Image caption, Areas of higher ground saw the most snowfall

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Image caption, There was just enough powder to pick up some pace on hills

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Image caption, Motorists were asked to avoid unnecessary travel due to the icy conditions

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Image caption, It wasn't just people enjoying the wintry weather

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Image caption, Snowballs have made an appearance during Northern Ireland's first snowfall of 2022

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Image caption, Enjoying a walk in the wintry conditions