West coast wind warning for St Stephen s Day
Updated / Thursday, 24 Dec 2020
13:06
The warning covers all of Connacht, as well as counties Donegal, Clare, Cork, Kerry and Limerick
A wind warning has been issued for St Stephen s Day for the west coast of Ireland.
The warning is due to Storm Bella, which is forecast to bring gusts of 90 to 110 kilometres an hour.
It covers all of Connacht, as well as counties Donegal, Clare, Cork, Kerry and Limerick and comes into effect at midday on Saturday 26 December.
The warning is in place until 6am on Sunday morning.
Storm Bella has been named by the UK Met Office.
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Image: Met Éireann
Image: Met Éireann
A WIND WARNING is to come into effect in 10 counties from noon on St Stephen’s Day and will remain in effect until 6am on Sunday 27 December.
A Status Yellow wind warning will be in effect for counties in Connacht, Donegal, Clare, Cork, Kerry and Limerick for that time.
Met Éireann said that throughout the afternoon, evening and night on St Stephen’s Day, westerly winds associated with Storm Bella (named by UK Met Office) will reach mean speeds of 50-65km/h with gusts of 90-110km/h.
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