Met Éireann has issued a Status Yellow Wind Warning for the entire country.
Forecasters say winds associated a low-pressure system, named Storm Chandra by the UK Met Office, will bring strong winds and heavy rain to Ireland from the night of Monday, January 26th and during Tuesday, January 27th.
The weather service has also issued a Status Yellow Gale Warning for coastal areas.
Possible impacts include:
• Fallen trees and loose debris
• Wave over-topping
• Hazardous travel conditions
The alert, which took effect at 3.00am Tuesday, will remain in place until 11.00pm (Tuesday).
Meteorologist Rebecca Cantwell, says: “Storm Chandra is a low-pressure system that will track northwards over the country Monday night and Tuesday, bringing with it rather wet and windy conditions. It will bring heavy spells of rain with strong winds, especially along the coast. It will slowly clear northwards later on Tuesday.
Given the unsettled spell of weather we’ve experienced over the last while, this rain will fall on already saturated ground, combined with the fact that many rivers are approaching or exceeding bank-full conditions, and so we are expecting localised flooding and river flooding as a result. We have issued yellow level rainfall warnings for southeastern counties where the rain is expected to have the greatest impacts.
This rain will also be accompanied by strong and gusty winds, affecting especially coastal areas, and a yellow wind warning has been issued for the entire country.”
Coastal Areas
A Status Yellow Gale Warning for all coasts of Ireland and on the Irish Sea.
Easterly winds, becoming cyclonic variable, will reach gale force 8 or strong gale force 9 at times.
Valid: 00:00 Tuesday 27/01/2026 to 00:00 Wednesday 28/01/2026
