The nationwide Status Yellow alert kicked into place at 3pm on Saturday, and it will be valid until 11pm on Sunday night.Places on hills and coasts will be worst affected - while there will also be a risk of flooding.
Meanwhile, nine of those counties will be under a Status Orange warning between 10am and 10pm on Sunday. The caution for Donegal, Galway, Leitrim, Mayo, Sligo, Clare, Cork, Kerry and Limerick was issued as gusts as strong as 120km/h are being forecast. A Met Eireann weather warning said: "Southwest winds with mean speeds of 60 to 80 km/h with severe gusts of up to 120km/h, strongest on exposed hills and coasts, with a risk of coastal flooding.""A very windy day with stormy conditions in Atlantic coastal counties. Sunshine and widespread heavy squally showers, especially in the north and west, with a risk of hail and thunder.
"Some of the showers may turn wintry on higher ground. Highest temperatures of 7 to 9 degrees, but feeling colder in strong to gale force southwest winds, with severe and damaging gusts."
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