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Several counties will be hit by winds of up to 110 km / h as Storm Bella hits Ireland.
Met Eireann has issued a yellow status alert for all of Connacht, Donegal, Clare, Cork, Kerry and Limerick from 12pm on Saturday to 6am on Sunday.
It says: “Until Saturday afternoon, afternoon and evening, the westerly winds associated with Storm Bella (named after the UK Met Office) will reach average speeds of 50 to 65 km / h with gusts of 90 to 110 km / h.
“With the combination of high winds, high waves and forecast storm surge, there is a risk of coastal flooding. More updates will be released as needed.”
Meanwhile, it looks like it will be a dry and bright Christmas for most areas with highs of 9 ° C expected tomorrow.
A forecaster from Met Eireann said: “Mostly dry with good winter sun in most places this afternoon, however cloudier in parts of the north and west where isolated transient showers cannot be ruled out. Higher temperatures generally range between 5 and 8 degrees in light to moderate breezes from the north.
“Temperatures drop rapidly after dark tonight with widespread frosts and some patches of ice forming under mostly clear skies. However, the frosts will disappear from parts of western Connacht and western Ulster later in the evening, as that rising clouds bring some patches of drizzle there.Minimum temperatures ranging between -3 and +1 degrees with variable light breezes, leading to some patches of fog developing in the southern half of the country.
“The frost and ice will clear during Christmas morning to leave most of the country dry and mostly cloudy, the best of the bright spells will be in the south and southeast of the country. There will be some light rain and drizzle at times in western Connacht and western Ulster. Overnight torrential rain will move from the Atlantic to affect the northwestern counties. Afternoon highs of 4 to 9 degrees, cooler in the southeast with moderate breezes from the southwest, and will increase in the northwest later in the day.
However, it will become more unstable as the days go by, with possible flooding on St. Stephen’s Day.
One forecaster added: “Increasingly windy on St. Stephen’s Day with scattered bouts of rain and drizzle. There will be good dry spells in parts of the east and south for a while. However, heavy rains will develop in the counties in the afternoon. from the north, spreading across the country during the afternoon and evening, which carries a risk of localized flooding.
“Highs of 7 to 11 degrees in strong winds to hurricanes from the southwest. On Saturday night, heavy rain will clear to the south and become much colder. Clear periods and scattered winter rains will extend throughout the country before sunrise on Sunday with some ice forming in protected areas Minimum temperatures of 0 to 4 degrees with strong and gusty winds from west to northwest.
“Sunday will be a cold and stormy day with sparkling spells and scattered showers, some of a wintry nature. Maximum temperatures of 3 to 6 degrees in cool to strong and gusty winds from west to northwest. Ice forms in some places during a time of the Sunday night with lower temperatures of 0 to 3 degrees C. The rains will extend quite a bit during the night, turning wintry in places as strong as the northwest winds develop.
“Cold and windy Monday with widespread rain, possibly wintry in high ground with risk of hail. Higher temperatures 5 to 8 degrees, but feel much cooler due to the added wind chill factor in the strong, gusty winds from the Northwest. Staying cold and stormy overnight with a mix of clear spells and scattered showers. Low temperatures of 1 to 4 degrees with cool winds from the northwest. “
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