Met Éireann has issued and now extended a status yellow weather warning for Limerick.

This comes as strong winds & gusts can be expected later today (Wednesday).

The national weather warning is in place from midday and has now been extended until  3am on Thursday.

Met Éireann stated;

“Southeast winds, later veering southerly will gust 90-110km/h today. Winds will peak this evening and tonight. Stronger winds are possible in west and southwest coastal areas,”

There is als a status yellow rainfall warning for Carlow, Kilkenny, Wexford, Wicklow, Cork, Kerry, Tipperary and Waterford. This warning remains in place until 7pm Wednesday.

Warning Update:
Level: Yellow
For Ireland
Valid from 12:00 Wed, 18-Dec-2019
Valid until 03:00 Thu, 19-Dec-2019 pic.twitter.com/86z8917Fz1

— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) December 18, 2019