Storm Floris: Warnings in place with heavy rain, strong winds forecast

James Cox

Storm Floris is set to bring strong winds and heavy rain when it makes landfall tonight.

Status yellow weather warnings will come into effect for eight counties in the west and north in the early hours of Monday morning.

Sligo, Mayo, Galway and Clare will be subject to a wind warning from 2am until 1pm.

Cavan, Monaghan, Donegal and Leitrim will come under a similar alert between 4am and 4pm.

A rain warning for Donegal, Leitrim, Sligo, Mayo and Galway will be in place from 2am to 10am.

The North will also be subject to a 24-hour status yellow wind warning from 6am tomorrow.

Met Éireann said: "Unseasonably impactful weather is expected for Sunday night and into Monday as a deepening low pressure system, Storm Floris, will likely track to the northwest of Ireland bringing a spell of heavy rain and very strong winds."

Forecaster Andrew Doran-Sherlock said: “Storm Floris will bring a spell of wet and unseasonably windy weather, particularly for northwestern areas, through Sunday night and into Monday. However, there is still some uncertainty in the details so the full impacts of the system cannot yet be determined. By Saturday though, the event will be within the range of our high-resolution DINI forecasting model and warnings will be issued.”

The national forecaster has warned potential impacts of Storm Floris will include dangerous travelling conditions, fallen trees, debris and loose objects, structural damage, knock on impacts for outdoor events, power outages, wave overtopping and localised flooding due to leaves and debris.