Met Éireann has issued a Status Yellow Wind Warning for Monday evening and night for a total of eleven counties including Clare.
Following on from Storm Boelo, forecasters say we can expect very strong and gusty south to southwest winds.
The potential impacts include debris, loose objects displaced: difficult driving and cycling conditions; large coastal waves and some fallen trees/branches.
The warning will take effect at 5.00pm on Monday and remain in place until midnight.
*Met Éireann always advises that warnings are likely to be updated and t keep in touch with Met Éireann’s social media channels, www.met.ie and the Met Éireann app to stay up to date with the forecast and any warnings’ updates.
Today
This morning will start wet and breezy with widespread rain and drizzle along with moderate to fresh and gusty south to southeast winds, stronger in western and southern coastal counties. The rain will clear for a time from Munster, Leinster and east Ulster this afternoon, but another spell of rain will move in from the west and southwest during the late afternoon and evening, becoming widespread by early night. Localised flooding is possible, particularly in the west and southwest. It will become windier later with fresh to strong and gusty south to southwest winds, reaching gale force on western coasts this afternoon and on southern coasts this evening. Mild with highest temperatures of 14 to 17 degrees.
Tonight (Monday)
Windy and wet tonight with strong to near gale force and gusty south to southwest winds and gales on southern coasts. Rain will clear northeastwards early on tonight with blustery, occasionally heavy, showers following in behind with the odd thunderstorm too. Winds will ease overnight, with moderate to fresh winds, stronger in western and southern coastal parts coasts. Lowest temperatures of 6 to 10 degrees.
Tomorrow
Tomorrow, Tuesday, will be a blustery day with mostly moderate to fresh west to southwest winds, strong on western and southern coasts. There will be a mix of sunshine and scattered showers, some turning heavy with a chance of isolated thunderstorms and hail. Feeling fresher with highest afternoon temperatures of 8 to 12 degrees.