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8th November 2018
06:09pm GMT

A Status Yellow weather alert for wind has been issued for Munster and Connacht, coming into effect from 4am Friday morning. Please see https://t.co/oOxITrsnvw for full details. pic.twitter.com/aQssuT8iYw
— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) November 8, 2018
"Southeasterly winds will reach mean speeds of 50 to 65km/h with gusts of 90 to 110km/hr. Gusts will exceed these values in exposed coastal areas and on higher ground, especially in the southwest".The warning for Leinster, Cavan, Monaghan and Donegal is in place from 8 am tomorrow until 7 pm tomorrow.
"Southeasterly winds will reach mean speeds of 50 to 65km/h with gusts of 90 to 110km/hr. Gusts will exceed these values in exposed coastal areas and on higher ground, especially in the southeast".The rainfall warning then applies to Dublin, Carlow, Kildare, Kilkenny, Louth, Wexford, Wicklow, Galway, Mayo, Cork, Kerry, Tipperary and Waterford
"Heavy rain will lead to accumulations of around 25 to 40mm but may exceed these limits in mountainous areas".The above is in place from 6 am tomorrow morning until 6 pm tomorrow.
Of course, these are subject to change so keep an eye on the official Met Éireann website for further updates.A Status Yellow alert for rainfall has been issued for some coastal counties in the west and south and parts of Leinster, coming into effect from 6am Friday morning. Please see https://t.co/oOxITrsnvw for full details. pic.twitter.com/079ltVJz2G
— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) November 8, 2018
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