The status red wind warning for Donegal has been brought forward an hour, and is now to take affect from 10 o’clock tonight until 3am.
A status orange wind warning has been issued for Munster and Connacht from 8 o’clock this evening, and a similar alert has been issued for the rest of the country from 10pm.
While a yellow alert for wind has just come into effect for the whole country.
Meteorologist with Met Éireann, Matthew Martin, says conditions will deteoriate quickly:
People in Donegal and other red alert counties are being advised to re-think plans for Christmas gatherings tonight.
Keith Leonard says warnings need to be taken seriously:
