3 Separate Weather Warnings In Place Across Ireland.

Thursday, 20 May 2021 11:57

File image: rain-filled clouds over Newbridge/RollingNews

Up to 50 millimeters of rain expected today.

Three separate yellow warnings for wind and rain are in place this afternoon as the country experiences unseasonably wet and windy weather.

Two yellow wind warnings are in place for Cork and Kerry and Waterford and Wexford while a yellow rain warning is in place for Clare, Cork, Kerry, Waterford, Galway and Mayo.

Status Yellow - ⚠️Wind & Rainfall Warning⚠️

To view our latest warnings visit our website & click on the relevant tab👇https://t.co/l8JdKfwZt9 https://t.co/njxY3RB9TQ pic.twitter.com/8pt2ITWZMX
— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) May 19, 2021

Up to 50 millimetres of rain's expected to fall in parts of the country today.

Alan O'Reilly from Carlow weather says it's down for the day:

It’s #windy out there🍃

Gusts over 100km/h have been recorded at Sherkin Island & Roche's Point so far this morning

Wind warnings in place ⚠️ https://t.co/8ucaWQPHE4 pic.twitter.com/hwMm0Q0YJE
— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) May 20, 2021

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