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24th Dec 2020

Weather warning issued for 10 counties ahead of the arrival of Storm Bella in Ireland

Conor Heneghan

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Brace yourselves, Storm Bella is on its way.

Met Éireann has issued a status yellow wind warning for 10 counties ahead of the impending arrival of Storm Bella in Ireland this weekend.

The warning applies to Mayo, Sligo, Galway, Leitrim, Roscommon, Donegal, Clare, Cork, Kerry and Limerick and will come into effect at midday on St. Stephen’s Day (26 December).

The warning will remain in place until 6am on Sunday morning (27 December), with westerly winds reaching mean speeds of 50-65km/h and gusts of 90-110 km/h expected while the warning is in place.

Met Éireann has also warned of strong winds, high waves and a forecasted storm surge, all of which will lead to a risk of coastal flooding. Updates will be issued as necessary on the Met Éireann website.

Before the arrival of Storm Bella (named by the UK Met Office) on Saturday, the next two days are expected to be crisp, dry and sunny for the most part, with temperatures dropping to as low as -3 degrees tonight.

Apart from a few light showers in Connacht and west Ulster, Christmas Day will be dry and sunny for the bulk of the country during daylight hours, with winds beginning to pick up on Christmas night before Storm Bella hits the following day.

No White Christmas then, but wintry showers are due to arrive on Monday (28 December) ahead of what is anticipated to be a quite unsettled week of weather for the last week of 2020, quite fitting given our experience of the last 12 months.

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