Rain and wind to persist in Storm Boelo aftermath
Met Éireann's updated status yellow wind warning for Donegal, in the wake of Storm Boelo, will be valid until 3:00p.m today, October 25.
"Very strong southwest winds will veer westerly with severe gusts and coastal gales," the update said.
For the remainder of the country, the windy and blustery conditions brought by Storm Boelo will ease through the course of the afternoon, according to Met Éireann.
In its latest report, the national forecaster indicated that a mix of sunshine and showers could be experienced today, and showers would become "confined to the northern half of the country" until this evening.
The highest temperatures are expected to be between 9° to 12°.
The forecast said that the evening would start generally dry "with clear spells and isolated showers".
It will become cloudier overnight with outbreaks of rain spreading northeastwards to all areas by tomorrow morning, it said.
"Light to moderate southwesterly winds will increase moderate to fresh southeasterly with the rain, [with] lowest temperatures of 4° to 8°.
Bank Holiday Monday
"Bank Holiday Monday will be dull and blustery with widespread outbreaks of rain and drizzle, most persistent in the morning and early afternoon," Met Éireann said.
Moderate to fresh southerly winds will increase and become fresh to strong through the afternoon, with gales being experienced on southern coasts by this evening.
It will be mild with the highest temperatures reaching 14° to 17°.
Generally unsettled weather is being forecast for the remainder of the coming week, with "often windy or breezy conditions and spells of rain or showers", but conditions will become more settled by the middle of the week.
"Forecasted rainfall amounts are expected to be above average in the northern half of the country, while they will be closer or slightly below average for this time of year elsewhere, the national forecaster said.
For the coming week, mean air temperatures are forecast to continue close to or 1° above average, ranging from 10° to 13°.
"While mean soil temperatures are expected to decrease slightly, they are likely to continue mainly above average for the time of year.
"Drying conditions will generally be poor over the coming week with rain and showers forecast each day, [and] the best chances are likely to occur on Sunday and Wednesday," according to Met Éireann.
"There will be limited opportunities for spraying over the coming week with frequent spells of rain, showers and blustery conditions."
In terms of field conditions, Met Éireann explained that "all well drained soils are saturated, while most moderately and all poorly drained soils are waterlogged, with soil moisture deficits generally ranging from -10mm to 0mm".
"There will be a slight improvement in moderately drained soils from being waterlogged to becoming saturated towards the end of the coming week.
"Well and poorly drained soils will generally remained unchanged over the next seven days," it concluded.
