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11th Dec 2021

Met Eireann issues yellow weather warning for four counties

Ellen Fitzpatrick

Another day, another weather warning.

Met Éireann has issued another weather warning for this week following the extreme wind that faced the country earlier this week.

Issuing a yellow weather warning for four counties, it is set to be in place from Sunday afternoon as mild and unsettled conditions are expected over the weekend.

The national forecaster has put out the alert for Donegal, Galway, Mayo and Kerry and it will be valid from 3pm on Sunday until 11pm.

Met Éireann added that severe gusts are expected and could lead to fallen trees.

Aoife Kealy, meteorologist with Met Éireann, told BreakingNews.ie that there would be outbreaks of rain and drizzle on Saturday morning but otherwise, it should be a dull, cloudy day.

She also noted that there may be heavier bursts of rain in the northern half of the country with Saturday evening becoming a lot drier in Connacht and Ulster, but rain appearing in the south and southeast.

Temperatures are set to be mild, reaching 10 to 13 degrees on Saturday.

Rain is expected on Sunday, with Kealy saying: “It will also be windy in the north and northwest, because of a depression coming in, but it will still be mild, with temperatures reaching 11-13 degrees.”

Next week is to also see some unsettled weather, which is set to ease off as the week continues.