08/12/2014

Met Éireann Issues Yellow Weather Warning

A 'yellow' weather warning has been put in place by Met Éireann as southerly winds are expected to reach speeds of between 45 and 65 km/h with gusts up to 110 km/h during Tuesday and Wednesday.

Tuesday is to be a cloudy and windy day with temperatures of 10 to 12 degrees in strong southwesterly winds. It will become much colder in the evening and winds will veer westerly, becoming very strong in the northwest.

On Tuesday night the temperature will drop to between zero and 4 degrees and there will be strong to gale force westerly winds.

Wednesday will be very windy with widespread gales and a possibility of storm force winds for a time in parts of the west and north.

Afternoon temperatures will drop to 5 to 9 degrees and it will feel cold in the wind.

On Thursday it will be cold and blustery with sunny spells at first and scattered showers. Friday will be very cold and windy. Highest temperatures will peak at 3 to 7 degrees in in blustery northwesterly winds.

(IT/CD)

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