Status orange rainfall warning in place for three counties in the north west today
The warning has been in place from 11am this morning and will remain in place until tomorrow afternoon.
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The warning has been in place from 11am this morning and will remain in place until tomorrow afternoon.
The weather is set to be “very disturbed” throughout the weekend.
Winds with gusts of up to 120 km per hour are set to hit three western counties as people go to the polls on election day.
A ‘status orange’ weather warning remains in place for much of the country.
Looking ahead, it appears that we have a very cold and frosty Christmas Day.
The worst affected counties are Roscommon, Sligo, Donegal, Cavan and the eastern half of Galway.
Connacht, Cavan, Monaghan and Donegal are worst affected.
Heavy rain is expected right across the country.
Met Éireann announced the warning today.
There are no reports of any major damage as strong winds hit many parts of the country overnight.
Met Eireann says coastal areas are most at risk from strong winds today.