Update – Monday, 10.35am
A Status Orange Wind Warning has been issued for several counties including Clare, Limerick, Donegal, Galway, Leitrim, Mayo and Sligo.
Met Éireann says that Storm Bram will bring very strong to gale force southerly winds with the strongest winds along the coast.
The potential impacts include:
• Flooding of low-lying coastal areas, especially during high tide
• Wave overtopping
• Difficult travel conditions
• Debris, loose objects displaced
• Outdoor events impacted
A Status Yellow Wind Warning had already been issued for all of Ireland. That’s due to come into effect at 3.00am on Tuesday and would have been valid until 10.00pm.
However, the more serious Status Orange alert will begin at 10.00am on Tuesday and remain in place until 6.00pm while the original Status Yellow warning continue to be effective until 10.00pm.
Sunday, 4.03pm
Met Éireann has issued Status Yellow – Wind Warning for all Ireland this Tuesday.
Forecasters say we can expect “very strong and gusty southerly winds with gales possible near coasts.”
They are also warning of an increased flood risk in coastal areas due to coincidence with very high spring tides.
Possible impacts include:
• Difficult travel conditions
• Flooding of low-lying coastal areas
• Wave overtopping
• Debris, loose objects displaced
• Outdoor events impacted
The alert will take effect at 3.00am on Tuesday and remain in place until 9.00pm (Tuesday).
Clare-based weather information provider WeathÉire says forecast models remain divided on the likely impact of a developing weather system due on Tuesday morning.
The latest Arpege runs have shifted the risk towards the west and northwest, a familiar track for winter storms in Ireland. The GFS model, however, continues to project the strongest winds in the far southeast.
Such a marked disparity between the two models at 72 hours out is unusual. The system has yet to fully form and much remains uncertain.
According to WeathÉire: “Other models suggest Tuesday may bring little more than a blustery, wet day. In its Saturday evening update Met Éireann said Tuesday will bring “fresh to strong and gusty southwesterly winds, with gales or strong gales possible near western and northwestern coasts.”
The most likely outcome is that strong winds will develop in the far southwest before daybreak on Tuesday, with a rapidly deepening system tracking quickly north‑north‑east off Ireland’s west coast. Based on an assessment of all weather models, the strongest winds are expected in the west and northwest, with Valentia in Kerry, Mace Head in Galway, Belmullet in Mayo and Malin Head in Donegal likely to report the highest gusts.
The next named storm system is Bram. The decision to name the next storm rests with the UK Met Office, Met Éireann and the KNMI.
