Ireland's west coast regions are braced for strong westerly winds and large coastal waves, with a warning in place until Sunday evening. Potential impacts include wave overtopping, difficult travel conditions, and fallen trees. Meanwhile, the UK Met Office has issued a yellow wind warning for Northern Ireland, with cold temperatures and the possibility of rain, sleet, or snow expected.
Strong winds and ‘large’ coastal waves are forecast for Clare, Galway, Mayo, Sligo, Leitrim and DonegalStrong westerly winds with large coastal waves are expected in the six affected counties and the warning will last until 6pm on Sunday night.They list potential impacts as “wave overtopping and/or spray, difficult travelling conditions especially near the coast and some fallen trees”.which brought down power lines across the country.
The UK Met Office has issued a yellow wind warning for Antrim, Down, Fermanagh, Tyrone, Derry from 7am on Saturday until midnight on Sunday.Saturday night is likely to be cold in the northern half of the country with rain, sleet or snow expected on higher ground in parts of Ulster. Temperatures will fall as low as 2 degrees in worst-affected areas.
Windy conditions will be experienced across the country during the weekend but it will turn mild again from Sunday night, and there is no chance of a white Christmas. Christmas day is expected to be one of the mildest on record with temperatures of 12 degrees, seven degrees above the seasonal norm for the time of year.Michael D Higgins gives last Christmas message as president: ‘We are a country of which there is much to be proud’Heineken expands 0.
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