Met Éireann issues yellow alerts for wind and rain but sun expected on St Patrick’s Day

Early indications are that St. Patrick’s Day will be a bright day with lots of dry weather and sunshine in temperatures rising to about 12 degrees, according to Met Éireann.

The national forecaster issued a status yellow weather warning for heavy rain on Saturday afternoon in counties Carlow, Kilkenny, Wexford, Wicklow, Cork, Kerry, Tipperary and Waterford The wind warning is for Cork, Waterford, Dublin, Louth, Meath, Wexford, Wicklow. Both wind and rain warnings remain in place until 9am on Sunday.

The forecaster said southeast to east or cyclonic winds will reach gale force 8 or strong gale force 9 at times on Irish coastal waters from Hook Head to Roche’s Point to Valentia during Saturday , extending to all Irish coastal waters and the Irish Sea during Saturday afternoon and evening and persisting into Sunday.

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