Storm Bram: Orange wind warning issued for 11 counties
Met Éireann have issued an orange wind warning for 11 counties as part of Storm Bram.
An orange warning has been issued for Cork, Kerry, Waterford, and Wexford on 7 am on Tuesday until 3 pm.
There is also an orange wind warning for Clare, Limerick, Donegal, Galway, Leitrim, Mayo, and Sligo.
The warning comes into effect on Tuesday at 10 pm until 6 pm on Tuesday.
Met Éireann has warned of difficult travelling conditions, wave overtopping, loose objects displaced and outdoor events impacted.
A yellow rain warning comes into effect on Monday night in Carlow, Kilkenny, Wexford, Cork, Kerry, Tipperary, and Waterford.
The warning starts at 9 pm on Monday until 9 am on Tuesday.
There is also a yellow wind warning for the entire country from 3 am on Tuesday until 9 pm on Tuesday.
Monday will see sunny spells and scattered showers, mainly affecting western and northern counties. Mist at times too along southern coasts. Highest temperatures of eight to 13 degrees.
Monday night will be very wet and windy or even stormy as a deterioration extends from the south.
Heavy thundery rain and strong and gusty southerly winds will develop with a gale along some coasts. Relatively mild with the lowest temperatures of seven to 11 degrees.
Tuesday will be a windy or stormy day as Storm Bram affects the country. Very wet to begin with strong to gale force southerly winds, veering westerly later with potentially damaging gusts.
Some flooding is expected for Atlantic coasts due to the coincidence of high tides and onshore winds here.
Thundery rain will be widespread at first, with surface water too. Scattered showers will follow for the afternoon, heavy and thundery across the west and northwest counties.
Mild with the highest temperatures of 13 to 15 degrees.
Tuesday will be a dry and clear night for many, but with scattered showers on the western Atlantic counties.
Current indications for Wednesday are it will be a breezy day with a mix of showers and sunny spells. The showers, which could be heavy and with a chance of hail, will mainly be in the west and north.
