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Updated at 2.24pm
AFTER DAYS of low cloud, lashing rain and high winds — much of the country woke up to calm weather and blue skies this morning; perfect conditions for anyone heading for a pre-dinner walk or even a dip in the sea.
It’s not set to last, however — Met Éireann’s just issued a fresh ‘orange alert’, coming into effect from 5pm tomorrow evening.
Strong, stormy winds are once again expected to lash the country. Gusts of up to 130km are forecast, and the weather service is warning that it could lead to “further disruption and further damage”.
Conditions are expected to ease heading into the weekend, but some heavy showers of rain or hail are still forecast for Saturday. Sunday will start off dry and bright, with heavy rain spreading from the West later — and there’s further spells of wet and windy weather on the way in the early days of next week, according to initial indications.
In short – get out and make the most of it while you can…
First posted at 12pm
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Mmmmm – fresh orange .
Do you have nothing better to do on Christmas morning than comment on every article?
In work so fûck you nosey hole
Ah the Christmas Spirit is alive and well! Good lads.
Quitting time soon anywho so my hands will be used to stuff as much drink and food in my mouth as possible
Hope Scotty has better things planned today than comment on people commenting :-)
Bring on!!
You just did lol
They’ve taken the roads in.
Oh bollox!
Met Eireann are as reliable as Paul McShane .
Beautiful day go out and enjoy silly talking about warnings
Roasting here in Anjuna beach Goa
And you’re commenting on the journal! LOL
Eeeejits swimming in this weather.
They didn’t know, nor did you!
Is that a fresh Orange Order Alert?
This new storm looks pretty nasty
Which one?
Here in Dublin fab weather what a christmas day sun splitting the sky oooohhhhhh yeah
When did this colour coding come in for bad weather? Was not aware we had such a system.
White Christmas has been around for years
Terrys chocolate orange are sponsoring met eireann this festive season
Shops will have to offer a 75% discount if they want me outside my house in St. Stephen day
Well I wasn’t planning on going out tomorrow, now I’m definitely not, though, I can bare wind just not rain, I hate that disgusting thing
Blessed.. Flying out tomorrow morning
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