Met Éireann issues status yellow wind warning for three counties, while entire country under wind warning later in the week
Rain and showers are expected each day this week with lowest temperatures set to range from 0 to 4 degrees on Thursday evening
Met Éireann have issued today’s yellow wind warning for counties Donegal, Galway and Mayo, which will come into place at 6pm, until 5am Wednesday morning.Strong and gusty south-westerly winds are expected, particularly in coastal areas. We need your consent to load this Social Media content. We use a number of different Social Media outlets to manage extra content that can set cookies on your device and collect data about your activity.Please review your details and accept them to load the contentA separate status yellow wind warning will be in place on Wednesday night from midnight until 6pm on Thursday.This week is set to bring rain and showers each day, with temperatures dipping later in the week.Thursday will also see a spell of wet and windy weather, according to Met Éireann. This will be followed by a transition to cooler air, with lowest temperatures expected to drop to freezing and wintry hazards possible.It will be generally cloudy this morning with outbreaks of rain and drizzle, becoming patchier for a time later in the morning and early afternoon before more persistent rain extends from the west.There will be highest temperatures of between 9 to 13 degrees.It will become most dry early this evening as the rain clears eastwards.Clear spells and scattered showers will then follow from the west, mainly affecting Atlantic coastal counties with a chance of hail. This evening’s lowest temperatures will range between 3 to 7 degrees, with moderate to fresh southwesterly winds easing, allowing some mist patches to form.Tomorrow will have a dry and bright start with spells of sunshine, though scattered showers will continue mainly for Atlantic coastal counties.Patchy cloud will develop through the afternoon with isolated showers extending further east.There will be highest temperatures of 8 to 11 degrees, with moderate to fresh southwesterly winds.Wednesday night will turn windy with showery outbreaks of rain extending eastwards and southwesterly winds increasing fresh to strong and gusty.The rain will turn more persistent in the northwest towards morning, with lowest temperatures of 5 to 8 degrees.7 Day Weather Forecast - 9th March to 15th March Thursday will be wet and windy with outbreaks of rain, turning heavy at times, and fresh to strong and gusty southwest winds. There will be highest temperatures of 8 to 12 degrees, mildest in the south, where the rain will be most persistent.Thursday night will be generally cloudy with rain clearing early on. It will turn colder with showers feeding in from the west, falling as sleet or snow in places.Some frost and ice will form with lowest temperatures of 0 to 4 degrees.Friday will be cool and breezy with sunny spells and scattered showers. The showers will fall as sleet and possibly snow at times, with highest temperatures of just 5 to 8 degrees in fresh and gusty westerly winds.Saturday will likely become duller and milder, with cloud and rain extending eastwards across the country.There will be highest temperatures of 8 to 11 degrees in moderate southerly winds.Looking further ahead, current indications show a cool day on Sunday with blustery showers.
