There is a warning of possible electricity blackouts due to a nationwide weather warning later today.
A status yellow wind alert will begin at 12pm and continue until 7am tomorrow morning.
It affects all 26 counties, and winds of up to 110 kilometres an hour are expected.
Cathal Nolan, from Ireland's Weather Channel, says the gusts could cause damage and electricity blackouts.
Storm is developing out in the Atlantic but already a wet morning in many areas. Winds will increase through the day with some damaging gusts by this evening along with heavy downpours. pic.twitter.com/iKlwsdZkCi
— Carlow Weather (@CarlowWeather) March 10, 2021
Met Éireann said: “Becoming very windy from Wednesday afternoon through until Thursday morning. Southwest winds, veering westerly will gust 90 to 110km/h generally, higher at times on hills and coasts in the south and west with a risk of some wave overtopping.”
Here is the latest cloud and rain forecast from our HARMONIE weather model from now until 06:00 on Friday.
More weather forecast information here ➡️ https://t.co/dMOSFKb2P0 pic.twitter.com/HLyfFj5syd— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) March 10, 2021
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