Continuing stormy along western coasts on Thursday morning and afternoon as heavy and thundery showers spread northwards along with some sunny spells. Fresh to strong and gusty southerly winds will strengthen along exposed coasts throughout the day, with gale force winds at times along western coasts. Highest temperatures of 16 to 19 degrees. Thursday night: continuing very windy. A further spell of wet and windy weather will move into Atlantic coastal counties early in the night, extending across the country overnight with further heavy and possibly thundery bursts. Lowest temperatures of 11 to 14 degrees in fresh to strong and gusty southerly winds with near gale or gale force winds along coasts Friday 21 August Remaining windy in many areas. The rain will clear to showers in the southern half of the country during the morning as the rain continues to push northeastwards, clearing Ulster in the afternoon with showery conditions for the rest of the day. Highest temperatures of 17 to 20 degrees. Southerly winds will be fresh to strong and gusty and strong in some coastal areas at first, veering southwesterly during the day and decreasing moderate to fresh but still strong on some coasts Weather Warnings issued by Met Éireann Storm Ellen will track over Ireland on Wednesday night and during Thursday bringing a period of severe and potentially damaging winds. Associated heavy rain will also bring a risk of flooding. Due to the combination of storm surge, spring tides and onshore winds there is a potential risk of coastal flooding. Status Orange - Wind warning for Galway, Mayo, Clare, Cork, Kerry, Limerick and Waterford: valid 21:00 Wednesday 19 August - 12:00 Thursday 20 August Status Yellow – Wind warning for all counties: valid 21:00 Wednesday 19 August to 23:59 Thursday 20/08/2020 Issued: 15:00 Tuesday 18/08/2020 Tidal Situation The OPW advise that there will be a period of very high astronomical Spring Tides approaching Highest Astronomical Tide (HAT) in all coastal areas, commencing tomorrow afternoon Wednesday 19 August until Sunday 23August 2020. Astronomical tides during this notice period will generally be highest between Thursday 20 and Saturday 22 August. Whilst storm surge levels are currently relatively low in all coastal areas, they are predicted to significantly increase from tomorrow afternoon (Wednesday 19) and Thursday 20 August, in all coastal areas. |