Met Éireann issues status yellow weather warning for 13 counties

Stay safe out there.

Met Éireann has issued a status yellow wind warning for 13 counties as particularly powerful conditions get set to hit the country. Issued on Friday morning, the warning concerns Dublin, Louth, Wexford, Wicklow, Donegal, Galway, Leitrim, Mayo, Sligo, Clare, Cork, Kerry and Waterford. The warning is valid from Saturday 26 January at 8pm until Sunday 27 January at 9am. A period of strong and blustery northwest winds will develop on Saturday evening, starting along the Atlantic Seaboard before extending to other coastal counties overnight. High seas are also expected. Northwest winds will have mean speeds of 55 to 65 kilometres per hour, leading to gusts between 90 and 110 kilometres per hour. The strongest of the these winds will be felt in exposed coastal locations where winds may temporarily exceed predicted values. https://twitter.com/MetEireann/status/1088758523301949445