Met Éireann issues weather warning for five counties ahead of windy conditions

Met Éireann warns impacts could include difficult travelling conditions, fallen trees and branches, debris and wave overtopping

Met Eireann expects windy conditions to build overnight into Tuesday, particularly in the southwest. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA Wire
Met Eireann expects windy conditions to build overnight into Tuesday, particularly in the southwest. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA Wire

A status-yellow wind warning has been extended to counties Clare, Limerick and Waterford after initially being issued to Cork and Kerry for Tuesday, with strong and gusty southeasterly winds forecast.

The outlook for Monday is better, with the day set to be dry and bright with spells of sunshine.

According to Met Éireann, highest temperatures for Monday will be 14 to 17 degrees with “just isolated showers”.

Windy conditions are forecast to build overnight with more persistent rain, particularly in the southwest.

The status-yellow wind warning for Cork, Kerry, Clare, Limerick and Waterford will be in place from 1pm until 9pm on Tuesday.

For the same time period, a status yellow rain warning has been issued for Cork and Kerry.

The forecaster said potential impacts would include difficult travelling conditions, fallen trees and branches, debris, loose objects becoming displaced and wave overtopping.

The wave overtopping is predicted due to a combination of spring tides, surge and very strong onshore winds.

A status-yellow gale warning from Roches Point, Co Cork, to Slyne Head, Co Galway, and Fair Head, Co Antrim, will also be in effect from 9am to 6pm on Tuesday.

Another status-yellow gale warning has been issued from Carlingford Lough, Co Louth, to Mizen Head, Co Cork, and Fair Head, Co Antrim. This warning will be in place from 6pm Tuesday until midnight Wednesday.

Highest temperatures on Tuesday will be 17 to 20 degrees.

Overnight showers will be “heavy, blustery and possibly thundery at times”, especially in the south and west.

Met Éireann said Wednesday would be blustery with sunny spells and widespread showers, some heavy and thundery.

The weather for the rest of the week looks mixed, with “drier and more settled weather” over the weekend.

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