Met Eireann

Met Éireann has issued Status Yellow weather warnings for strong winds and heavy rain tonight (Tuesday, March 8).

Wednesday will be a wet and windy day, the rain will be heaviest in the southern part of the country. Tonight will start dry but rain will spread eastwards across the country as winds strengthen. Met Éireann has said that some of the rain will fall as sleet or snow in places and has warned that there may be localised flooding and poor driving conditions.

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These winds will be accompanied by heavy rain clearing to squally showers through the afternoon, with hazardous driving conditions and localised flooding possible." This will lead to hazardous driving conditions and localised flooding." The rain will clear to squally showers with a chance of thunderstorms and hail. Met Eireann says: "Strong to near gale force and gusty southeast to south winds on Tuesday morning and afternoon. "Tonight (Tuesday) and on Wednesday morning, very strong and gusty south to southeast winds," the national forecaster said. "This morning and afternoon - Very strong and gusty southeast to south winds," a spokesperson said.

Temps to fall as low as -2 - and Status Yellow Wind warning in place until Friday.

Highest temperatures of 7 to 10 degrees in light to moderate southeasterly winds, increasing fresh to strong with the rain. Rain will slowly clear northeastwards through the day with sunny spells and widespread showers following from the southwest. Lowest temperatures of -1 to +2 degrees with frost and some icy patches developing in places. However, cloud will build from the Atlantic later in the morning and through the afternoon. A wet and windy start today with heavy rain leading to localised flooding, in strong and gusty southerly winds. Tonight will be cold, dry and largely clear with widespread frost and some icy stretches developing.

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It will be mild with patchy rain and drizzle at times, mainly in southern and western areas. Some sleet can also be expected before the rain clears off to bring a largely dry night with mostly clear skies. It is expected to be breezy or windy at times too.

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Met Éireann has also issued a status yellow marine warning for all coasts of Ireland and on the Irish Sea, valid from 9pm Tuesday night to 6pm on Wednesday.

Tuesday night is expected to be drier for a time early in the night. The rain should clear with a chance of thunderstorms and hail. Outbreaks of rain are expected to track up from the southwest through the morning with some heavy falls leading to localised flooding.