A status orange wind warning is in place until midnight tonight as Storm Deirdre sweeps across the country.
ESB crews are on standby to deal with any power outages resulting from the storm, with winds of 130 kilometres an hour likely in places.
Turning stormy this afternoon & evening with some squally & damaging gusts. These developing over Munster & Connacht this afternoon and in Leinster & Ulster early this evening. Further showers or longer spells of rain too, heavy at times with some further spot flooding. 6 to 12°C pic.twitter.com/GNpEypvSst
— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) 15 December 2018
Meteorologist Joanna Donnelly says the rain will be persistent and heavy at times:
" We've got an area of low pressure moving directly over the country, so as that centre moves northwards over us there'll be breaks in the rain, but then more heavy rain following after.
Newly Updated National Warnings pic.twitter.com/VPb0RcEEi9
— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) 15 December 2018
