Met Éireann has said ‘flooding, power outages and fallen trees’ are possible in these counties.
A Status Yellow weather warning has just been issued for 11 counties over “unseasonably strong” winds.
The wind alert from Met Éireann applies to the province of Munster, as well as the counties Carlow, Kilkenny, Laois, Wexford and Wicklow.
It will be valid on Friday (23 August) from 12am to 6am.
The warning reads: “Unseasonably strong and gusty south to southwest winds veering west to northwest will coincide with very high tides.
“Potential Impacts: Coastal flooding, wave over-topping, power outages and fallen trees.”
⚠️Status Yellow – Wind warning for Munster, Kilkenny, Carlow, Laois, Wexford, Wicklow⚠️
— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) August 22, 2024
Unseasonably strong and gusty south to southwest winds veering west to northwest will coincide with very high tides.🌬️🌊
Valid: 00:00 to 06:00 Friday 23/08/2024https://t.co/t2JoveRUyC pic.twitter.com/Gg7TiyQ6Nw
As for the weekend, the following is Met Éireann’s current national outlook:
Friday night
Showers or longer spells of rain with an ongoing chance of isolated thunderstorms will gradually become confined to the west and north on Friday night.
Long clear spells will develop elsewhere overnight. Lowest temperatures of 8 to 11 degrees are expected with southwesterly winds decreasing mostly moderate overland, fresher near coasts.
Saturday
Saturday will be a bright and breezy day with sunshine and showers, some heavy. There will be good dry spells too, especially further to the east and south.
Moderate to fresh and occasionally gusty westerly winds will be strong at times in coastal parts of the west and north. Highest temperatures of 14 to 17 degrees are forecasted.
It will be largely dry on Saturday night with clear spells, with just a few showers in the west and northwest. Lowest temperatures of 8 to 11 degrees are expected in light to moderate southwest winds.
Sunday
It will be dry with some sunshine in the east at first on Sunday. That is before cloudier conditions in the west with outbreaks of rain and drizzle will gradually spread eastwards as the day goes on.
Conditions will become drier and brighter again from the west later in the day. Highest temperatures of 15 to 18 degrees are forecasted in mostly moderate south to southwest breezes.
It will then be largely dry on Sunday night with clear spells, and just a few showers near Atlantic coasts. Cloud amounts will increase overnight. Lowest temperatures of 11 to 14 degrees are expected in light to moderate southwest winds.
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