Met Éireann lifted its orange warning for the west and north at 1pm Wednesday, and has confirmed to the Irish Farmers Journal that a lower-level nationwide yellow warning is on course to expire at 5pm.
Strongest gusts to 8:30am (km/h):
— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) September 19, 2018
143 Mace Head (Galway)
124 Newport (Mayo)
107 Belmullet
106 Claremorris
106 Valentia
104 Roches Point (Cork)
96 Athenry
Airports
91 Cork
89 Casement
87 Shannon
85 Dublin
83 Knock
Latest rainfall radar (8:45am) below.#StormAli pic.twitter.com/NDhVI1B9Us
In Northern Ireland, an amber warning remains in place until 6pm as Storm Ali tracks northeastwards. The warning is expected to be downgraded to status yellow until 10pm.
Aisling Butler, forecaster with Met Éireann, said conditions remain blustery and fresh, but the damaging gusts have moved away.
“Wind wise, tomorrow [Thursday], it looks like there will be light to fresh breezes, but there will be widespread heavy rain from the afternoon through the evening. Conditions are likely to worsen as the day goes on,” she said.
There is a risk of spot flooding in Munster and south Leinster. Around 15mm of rain is forecast at the site of the National Ploughing Championships in Screggan, Co Offaly from 2pm on Wednesday.
The outlook for the rest of this week is mixed, with strong winds and heavy rain forecast at times.
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