Yellow wind warning issued for seven counties

Met Éireann has issued a yellow wind warning for seven counties on Sunday.

A warning has been issued for Clare, Kerry, Donegal, Galway, Leitrim, Mayo, and Sligo.

The warning comes into effect from 4 pm to 10 pm on Sunday.

Met Éireann has warned of difficult travelling conditions, fallen trees and branches, loose objects displaced and wave overtopping.

There is also a yellow snow and ice warning for all of Northern Ireland on Friday, from 5 pm until 11 am on Saturday.

Heavy thundery showers will move eastwards on Friday night, some wintry with snow for higher ground, with the odd rumble of thunder.

Coldest across Ulster, north Leinster and the North Midlands with overnight lows of zero to minus three degrees with a slight to sharp frost as well as some freezing fog.

Saturday will with start with frost, ice and fog slow to clear. It will be dry with sunny spells for most, though a few well-scattered wintry showers will affect Ulster and north Leinster.

Highest temperatures of four to nine degrees with mostly light southwesterly breezes.

Sunday will see widespread outbreaks of rain continuing, turning heavy in places, with a chance of hail. It will be milder with the highest temperatures of eight to 12 degrees.