Storm Darragh: Coast Guard advises public to stay away from coastal areas due to high winds
Kenneth Fox
The Irish Coast Guard have said red warnings are now in place on the west & north west coasts until 3pm on Saturday.
Extremely strong and gusty northwest winds are expected with potential impacts including fallen trees, damage to power lines, dangerous travelling conditions, structural damage to temporary structures and waves overtopping.
They have urged the public to stay away from coastal areas during the red warning and appealing to 'Stay Back, Stay High, Stay Dry."
❗Attention
📢Red warnings are now in place on the West & North West Coasts until 3pm tomorrow. Extremely strong and gusty northwest winds are expected. pic.twitter.com/ohNqIll1VF
— Irish Coast Guard (@IrishCoastGuard) December 6, 2024
The overall outlook weather wise is it will be wet and windy as Storm Darragh tracks over Ireland.
Very windy or stormy conditions will spread over Munster and Connacht early tonight and will extend to Leinster and Ulster towards midnight.
It will continue very windy or stormy overnight with damaging gusts and disruption. Lowest temperatures of 1 to 6 degrees.
Storm Darragh will continue to bring very windy or stormy conditions on Saturday morning.
Winds will gradually moderate from late morning onwards, but will continue strong in the east until evening.
Rain will clear from the northeast and east in the morning. Scattered blustery showers will follow for the rest of the day, with hail possible. Highest temperatures of 5 to 10 degrees.
Becoming settled as high pressure builds near Ireland.
Clear spells and scattered showers, becoming isolated overnight. Lowest temperatures of 3 to 7 degrees with mainly moderate to fresh north to northwest winds, occasionally strong and gusty.
Mostly dry with sunny spells on Sunday, although it will be cloudy in parts of the west and northwest and a few showers may drift in along eastern coasts too. Highest temperatures of 6 to 8 degrees with moderate to fresh northerly winds.
