Yellow weather warning issued for Co. Donegal
A Yellow Weather alert has been issued for Co. Donegal. The warning for strong winds begins at 3pm this afternoon and remains until midnight. Strong winds are expected with gusts of up to 100km/hr. Galway and Mayo are also included the wind warning while a separate rain warning for Cork,…
2,943 premises across Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal without power
2,943 homes and businesses across Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal are without power today following Storm Barra. The ESB have numerous estimates for when power will return to premises today varying from around now until 5pm depending on the area. With the region entering an orange alert later tonight, Met Eireann…
Weather Warnings issued ahead of the arrival of storm Barra
A crisis management meeting was held over the weekend by Government departments, Met Eireann and Local Authorities, ahead of the arrival of storm Barra, to these shores tomorrow. The Road Safety Authority is also warning people to only undertake essential journeys during the storm. County Councils in the…
It’s beginning to look a lot like winter
Snow could fall in parts of the North West due to Storm Arwen. A yellow wind warning is in place for Donegal, Sligo, Fermanagh, Tyrone and Mayo from 3 p.m. this afternoon. The storm was named by the UK Met Office, with the worst of the conditions expected…
Updated to include Donegal and Leitrim: Thunderstorm warning for Sligo
Met Éireann have updated their Weather Warning to include Leitrim and Donegal. Heavy rain with a risk of thunderstorms is being predicted from 1am Sunday until 5am. A thunderstorm warning has been issued for 10 counties including Sligo. Thundery outbreaks of rain with possible lightning and localised flooding are being…
Weather warning in place until 3am Saturday
A Status Yellow Weather Warning’s in effect for Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal from now until Saturday morning. Prolonged rain is being predicted by Met Eireann for today and Friday with significant build up on higher ground expected. The forecaster also say there is a risk of localised flooding in parts…
Weather warning in place until 9pm this evening
A weather warning has been issued impacting Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal. The Status Yellow alert is for heavy, potentially thundery downpours breaking out this afternoon and evening that could produce some localised flooding. The alert is valid until 9pm this evening.