Ireland will be battered by Storm Eunice on Friday, with some parts due to be worse hit than others.
It’s the second storm in as many days, after Storm Dudley wreaked havoc on Wednesday.
Met Eireann has issued a spate of weather warnings, including its highest Status Red alert for Cork and Kerry.
Along with the extremely strong and damaging winds, Storm Eunice will also bring spells of heavy rain and snow leading to challenging and disruptive travel conditions
Met Eireann say the storm poses “a significant threat to life” and has urged people “not to make unnecessary journeys”.
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The storm is due to make landfall after midnight, with the first weather warning coming into effect at 1am.
You can check the exact time Storm Eunice will hit your area with strong winds using Windy’s live tracker below.
As well as wind, significant snowfall is expected in parts of Ireland. A Status Orange warning for snow is in place for Donegal, Leitrim, Sligo, Mayo and Roscommon.
To see whether snow will fall in your area and how much you’re likely to get, check Windy’s live tracker below.
In total, four weather warnings have been issued for Storm Eunice.
Status Red is the highest of Met Eireann’s three categories and is only issued for a “comparatively rare event”.
Status Orange comes next, and is issued for “weather conditions which have the capacity to impact significantly on people in the affected areas”.
The lowest warning, Status Yellow, is for “weather conditions that do not pose an immediate threat to the general population, but only to those exposed to risk by nature of their location and/or activity."
Met Eireann weather warnings for Storm Eunice
- Status Red Storm Warning for Cork and Kerry
Valid Friday 3am until 8am
Met Eireann says: “Storm Eunice will track quickly over Ireland tonight and Friday morning bringing severe and damaging winds. Southwest winds veering northwest will reach mean speeds in excess of 80 km/h with gusts in excess of 130 km/h. Some coastal flooding, especially at high tide.”
- Status Orange Storm Warning for Carlow, Dublin, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Offaly, Wexford, Wicklow, Galway, Clare, Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Tipperary and Waterford
Valid Friday 3am until 11am
Met Eireann says: “Storm Eunice will track quickly over Ireland tonight and Friday morning bringing severe and damaging winds for a time. Southwest or cyclonic winds becoming northwest will reach mean speeds of 65 to 80 km/h with gusts up to 130 km/h. Some coastal flooding, especially at high tide.”
- Status Orange Snow Warning for Donegal, Leitrim, Sligo, Mayo and Roscommon
Valid Friday 3am until 3pm
Met Eireann says: “Storm Eunice will bring heavy sleet and snow leading to blizzard-like conditions in parts with treacherous driving conditions.”
- Status Yellow Wind, Rain and Snow Warning for entire country
Valid Friday 1am until 3pm
Met Eireann says: “Storm Eunice will track over Ireland on Thursday night and on Friday bringing very strong winds and falls of heavy rain, sleet and snow. Some disruption is likely along with a possibility of coastal and spot flooding.”
