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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
National
David Kent

Met Eireann issue urgent 24-hour warning for three counties as gale force winds cause havoc across Ireland

Three counties on the west of Ireland are set to get a battering on Thursday and Friday, as a 24-hour wind warning has been issued by Met Éireann.

The entire island is set to take a tonking around the coasts, with gale force nine winds set to cause havoc on the seas.

However, if you're in Galway, Donegal or Mayo, you may need to wrap up that little bit warmer.

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They're facing a status yellow wind warning in place immediately until 10am on Friday morning.

Met Eireann's warning reads: "Strong to gale force south to southwest winds today (Thursday) into tomorrow morning (Friday), with gusts of 90 to 110km/h expected."

A Status Yellow warning means is related to "weather that does not pose a threat to the general population but is potentially dangerous on a localised scale."

The overall forecast for the country today reads: "Mild and windy today with a good deal of cloud. There will be long dry periods and patchy rain or drizzle. Persistent rain will develop in western and northwestern counties in the evening. Top temperatures of 14 to 17C in strong and gusty south or southwest winds, with gales developing along coasts.

"Staying mild and windy overnight with outbreaks of rain in Atlantic coastal counties at times. Elsewhere, it will be largely dry with just patchy rain or drizzle at times. Lowest temperatures of 12 to 15C in strong and gusty southerly winds."

Tomorrow will be "mostly cloudy with scattered outbreaks of rain or drizzle in the west, mostly dry over the eastern half of the country. Windy through the morning with strong southerly winds, moderating fresh through the afternoon. Mild with highest temperatures of 14 to 17C"

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