The south coast of Ireland has been placed under a status yellow wind warning as "strong and gusty" winds are set to batter four counties this morning.
Met Eireann issued the alert for Cork, Kerry, Waterford and Wexford and it came into effect from 5am on Thursday and will remain in place until 11am. A forecaster said: "Very strong and gusty south to southwest winds with the potential for wave overtopping."
Rain will also spread eastwards across Ireland this morning but is expected to clear by the afternoon, with hopes for some "bright spells".
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The national forecaster added: "Very blustery today, especially along southern coastal counties, with fresh to strong southerly winds. The morning will be largely cloudy with rain spreading eastwards across the country.
"The rain will then clear to scattered showers around midday with occasional bright spells developing. Some hail and thunder is also possible. Highest temperatures of 9 to 13 degrees."
In addition, in six counties in Northern Ireland, Antrim, Armagh, Down, Fermanagh, Tyrone and Derry were placed under a yellow weather alert for wind by the UK Met Office.
The alert will remain in place from 8am to 2pm on Thursday as forecasters warned that "strong winds" may lead to disruption to travel in those areas.
Tomorrow's weather will be much more calm as it will remain "largely dry and bright" for most of the country on Friday. The west of Ireland will see some isolated showers during the morning with highest temperatures of 9C to 13C.
It will be unsettled over the weekend however, with further outbreaks of rain or showers - though there will be decent dry intervals at times, especially on Sunday.
Meanwhile, some meteorologists have in recent days sounded alarm bells after the emergence of a weather pattern that could bring a cold blast to the country.
They have predicted that a potential weather change could be on the way for Ireland that could threaten a ‘Beast from the East’ subzero freeze in early December.
Although it is still very early days and subject to change, high pressure growing over eastern Europe through the end of November could drive the chilly front as it nudges closer to Ireland.
While high pressure to the east has bolstered wet and windy weather over the past fortnight, as it edges towards Ireland at the start of December, it could change the pull of wind to a bitter easterly.
Meteorologist Jim Dale told Express: “There is a change in weather patterns now looking likely at the start of December. If this happens, we are in a classic position to get a cold flow in from the east.
“This is an indicator of a Beast from the East, and although it has not woken up fully yet, it is safe to say the beast is opening its eyes.”
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