Ireland is likely to be hit by two successive storms this weekend with high winds and torrential rain expected – but there is some light on the horizon with better weather predicted in the coming weeks.
Ireland is likely to be hit by two successive storms this weekend with high winds and torrential rain expected – but there is some light on the horizon with better weather predicted in the coming weeks. The remnants of a storm that has battered Portugal in recent days – named Olivia by the Iberian country’s meteorological office – will pass through Ireland tomorrow, bringing heavy rain and flooding in places.
That will be quickly followed on Saturday by a weather system that will be named Kathleen if it escalates to the level of a storm, as anticipated. This will result in strong southerly winds and continued heavy rain. Kathleen is a “nasty looking” storm that looks set to “pack a punch” when it makes landfall at the weekend, according to weather expert, Alan O’Reilly of Carlow Weathe
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