Wet and wild: We're in for a rough weekend

Image: Met Eireann

Gusts as high as 100km/hr will hit Atlantic coastal counties this evening.

Six counties are set for a status yellow wind warning this afternoon, as Ireland braces for a weekend of unsettled weather.

Southerly winds with gusts as high as 100km/hr will hit Atlantic coastal counties this evening, with the warnings in place for Donegal, Galway, Mayo, Sligo, Clare and Kerry.

Met Éireann has forecast outbreaks of rain and drizzle this evening, with the potential to turn persistent and heavy in the west and north-west.

Quite sunny in the east this morning however cloud will steadily thicken from the west during the day. Outbreaks of rain already in the west will move across the country reaching the east coast by early evening. 6 to 11°C pic.twitter.com/FIl161L0Dx

— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) November 2, 2018

There’ll also be a wet and blustery start to the weekend tomorrow, with rain widespread throughout the country.

Temperatures will reach the teens, however, ranging between 12 and 14 degrees.

The rain is then set to clear into Sunday, but then return again as the new week begins.