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LAST UPDATE | 11 Mar 2019
A STATUS ORANGE wind warning has been issued for four counties in the north and west of the country as Storm Gareth approaches.
The warning covers Donegal, Leitrim, Mayo and Sligo. It comes into effect from tomorrow at noon, and will remain until Wednesday morning at 9am.
“As Storm Gareth approaches, westerly winds will reach mean speeds of 65 to 75km/h with damaging gusts reaching 110 to 130km/h. There is also the risk of coastal flooding due to high seas,” Met Éireann said.
A Status Yellow rainfall warning will be in place for Connacht, Donegal, Clare, Cork, Kerry and Limerick from 6pm today until 6am tomorrow.
According to that warning:
Heavy rain followed by squally showers will lead to the risk of rainfall accumulations of around 25mm.
A Status Yellow wind warning is in place nationwide from noon on Tuesday until noon on Wednesday. According to Met Éireann:
Westerly winds will reach mean speeds of 50 to 65km/h and gusts of 90 to 110km. There is a risk of coastal flooding due to high seas along Atlantic coasts.
Weather for today
According to Met Éireann, this morning will be mostly dry with rain spreading from the west through the later afternoon and evening. There will be afternoon highs of 6 to 10 degrees.
Rain is set to turn heavy tonight, with a risk of spot flooding and strong winds. The rain will turn to more isolated showers later in the night. Mild at first, but temperatures dropping to between 1 and 4 degrees around dawn.
Tomorrow will see more isolated showers, with rain turning heavier in the north and northwest.
As they day progresses it will become increasingly windy, with southwesterly winds veering westerly and increasing strong to gale force and gusty by the late afternoon.
- with reporting from Gráinne Ní Aodha
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Certainly March of many weather’s. Take care all.
@Emer Daly: Well done, makes a change from all the moaning about the Journal keeping us informed about weather conditions.
@Cosmological: It sure does. Just waiting for the inevitable, absolutely hilarious mention of bread now. Because that didn’t get old within seconds of it becoming a thing /s.
@Emer Daly: March comes in like a Lion and goes out like a Lamb…..I hope that old saying is still true……I have my seed potatoes already in the ground.
@Football in the Groin: All of a sudden I’m starving for a sandwich.
@Football in the Groin: You only buy bread when it snows! Do you not know anything?
March, in like a lion, out like a lamb.
Still my RED
Dont care staying in me jammies @ home loads to entertain me add free telly stacked up.god but retirement I’d highly recommended
@liam ward60: Hon Liam
Saving my complaining for the next Journal post.
Is it too hard, unlike the boarder, to show the north as well. ?
@Ian McGrath: I’m afraid they don’t have weather up there . if in donegal we want to avoid the weather we just drive to the grey area with green card in hand.
Crank it up to a Red and give us the day off. G’wan Met Eireann be sound.
So is it Gareth or Garreth? It varies in the story…it’s a great name though…
But what about the homeless?
Things look a bit grim in Northern Ireland.
Strange, other meterological sites are measuring current gusts within the storm at over 160kmph, putting it currently in the red category.
@Brian Brogan: That means we get sent home from work, right? Bring on the red!
@Brian Brogan: it’s probably because it’s out at sea, the gusts are always stronger over the sea
Leinster is getting pummeled at the moment. A wind warning worth mentioning and heeding.
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