Met Éireann issues status yellow wind warning for six counties
Met Éireann has issued a status yellow gale warning for all Irish coastlines, including the Irish Sea. Picture: Andy Gibson.
Met Éireann has issued a status yellow wind warning for six counties.
The weather advisory will come into effect at 10pm on Thursday evening and affect Kerry, Wexford, Wicklow, Galway, Waterford and Dublin.
The warning will remain in place until 7am, Friday, December 30.
Met Éireann warns of "strong and gusty" winds, "especially near coasts and on high ground".
The forecaster has also issued a status yellow rain warning for Cavan, Donegal, Longford and all of Connacht.
This warning comes into effect at 10pm tonight and will remain in place until 8am tomorrow.
Met Éireann has predicted heavy rain, with "some localised flooding".
These warnings follow the introduction of a status yellow gale warning for all Irish coastlines, including the Irish Sea.
The warning came into effect at 5am this morning and remains in place until 2pm today.
The national forecaster has warned that “westerly winds will reach gale force at times”.
A status yellow wind warning has also been issued for three counties. The weather warning is in place for Donegal, Leitrim and Sligo and will remain in effect until 11am today.
Met Éireann has warned of “strong to gale force westerly winds” of 50km/h to 60 km/h, with occasional gusts reaching a maximum of 90km/h to 110 km/hr.
“Winds will be strongest in coastal areas with wave overtopping,” the forecaster warned.
Elsewhere, the country will experience “fresh to strong and gusty west to southwest winds”, which will remain strongest along coasts and in the northwest.
Met Éireann has predicted “sunny spells” alongside “widespread showers”, with the possibility of hail and thunderstorms.
Easing off later in the day, the forecaster promises “good dry periods” will develop throughout the country, with highest temperatures of 5C to 9C in the afternoon.
“During the evening, outbreaks of rain and drizzle will push in from the southwest along with strengthening southerly winds,” a Met Éireann forecaster said.
Throughout the week, the forecaster predicts unsettled weather with further spells of rain and showers developing.
Entering the new year, the country will turn colder for the weekend, with a possibility of frosts throughout.
Check out the Irish Examiner's WEATHER CENTRE for regularly updated short and long range forecasts wherever you are.
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