Met Eireann has issued a Status Orange wind warning for County Roscommon and a number of counties around Ireland as Storm Isha makes landfall on Sunday.
A Status Red warning for Galway, Mayo and Donegal has also been issued.
The warning comes into effect at 17.00 Sunday January 21st and will remain in place until 02.00 on Monday 22nd.
Very strong southwest winds with severe and damaging gusts.
Impacts:
• Large coastal waves with wave overtopping
• Very difficult travelling conditions
• Fallen trees
• Damage to power lines
Forecast
TODAY – Saturday 20th January
Today will be cloudy and windy with a fresh to strong and gusty southerly wind. There will be outbreaks of rain and drizzle in the morning but it will become drier for a time in the late morning and early afternoon. More rain will develop later in the day though, and will be heavy at times. Milder than recent days with highest temperatures of 9 to 11 degrees.
TONIGHT
Wet and windy early tonight, with strong and gusty southerly winds and heavy falls of rain moving eastwards. It will become drier and calmer for a time, then more outbreaks of rain will move in from the Atlantic, along with fresh to strong and gusty southwest to west winds. Lowest temperatures of 3 to 6 degrees.
TOMORROW – Sunday 21st January
It will become very windy during Sunday as Storm Isha tracks to the northwest of Ireland. Very strong and gusty southerly winds will develop, with strong gales and high waves along coasts. It will be a wet day too, with the rain becoming heavy at times. Very mild with highest temperatures of 11 to 13 degrees.
National Outlook
Overview: Storm Isha will bring wet and very windy weather on Sunday night. Generally unsettled throughout the outlook period, although a brief period of drier and brighter weather is expected on Wednesday.
Sunday night: It will be wet and very windy early on Sunday night with very strong and gusty southwest to west winds and strong gales near coasts. Winds will become westerly and decrease in most areas overnight, but will stay very strong in the northwest, and there’ll be clear spells and scattered showers. Lowest temperatures of 3 to 7 degrees.
Monday: Breezy and blustery with sunny spells and scattered showers, some heavy with a chance of hail. Highest temperatures of 6 to 9 degrees with a fresh and gusty westerly wind.
(An ORANGE level warning is issued by Met Éireann for wind speeds with the capacity to produce dangerous, stormy conditions which may constitute a risk to life and property).
