Ireland will be hammered by brutal conditions as Met Eireann has issued a miserable forecast for the week.
Heavy downpours and gale-force winds will hit the country with the national forecaster also warning of hail and thunderstorms. The latest information from Met Eireann's HARMONIE model shows a risk of "Orange to Red level" winds in parts of the country.
Speaking about the latest updates, Carlow Weather forecaster Alan O'Reilly said: "Latest Met Eireann HARMONIE ensembles show over 40mm of rain possible in parts off the Southwest in 24 hrs from 11am today. They also show a risk of Orange to Red level winds in the Southwest tomorrow morning. A rough 2 days ahead!"
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Currently, there is a Status Yellow wind warning in place for Carlow, Dublin, Kildare, Kilkenny, Meath, Wexford, Wicklow, Cork, and Waterford from 3pm until 9pm today. Met Eireann has warned that "very strong gusts" will cause some disruption in the afternoon and evening.
The UK Met Office also issued a yellow wind alert for Antrim and Down. Here is the forecast for the next couple of days:
Today
A Met Eireann forecaster said: "Dry and bright to start in many places. Rain in the southwest will spread northwards and become widespread by early afternoon.
"There will be heavy downpours in places during the afternoon and evening. A clearance to showers will follow later into Connacht and Munster.
"Blustery with moderate to fresh southerly winds veering west. Turning windy later this afternoon and evening in parts of the east, south and midlands with strong and gusty winds developing for a time. Highest temperatures of 7 to 11 degrees.
Tonight
"Blustery tonight with moderate to fresh southwesterly winds, very strong along Atlantic coasts and later becoming very windy in the south. Rain will clear the northeast early tonight to clear spells and scattered heavy showers with possible hail. Isolated thunderstorms are also possible.
"Outbreaks of heavy rain will spread from the west overnight. Lowest temperatures of 0 to 4 degrees.
Tomorrow
"Very windy on Wednesday with very strong and gusty northwest winds and gales in Atlantic coastal areas. Mostly cloudy with spells of rain, heavy at times with local downpours.
"Rain will become confined to the northeast later with brighter weather and scattered showers developing elsewhere. Highest temperatures of 6 to 10 degrees.
Wednesday night
"Strong northwest winds will ease to a light or moderate westerly breeze. Winds will remain fresh in Ulster where rain will continue, but elsewhere it will be clearer with occasional showers. Lowest temperatures ranging from 0 in the south to 5 in the north."
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