Met Éireann is forecasting generally unsettled weather across the country today, with rain showers and strong winds due to Storm Boelo.

Storm Boelo is the second named storm of the 2026/2027 season and "may exacerbate conditions arising after Storm Austen relating to saturated soils, high river levels, surface flooding, as well as weakened trees, until Monday," the national meteorological service said.

Several weather warnings previously issued by Met Éireann remain in place:

A status orange wind warning for counties Donegal, Galway, Leitrim, Mayo and Sligo. There will be gale force westerly winds with severe and damaging gusts starting early on Saturday afternoon and continuing into Sunday morning.

Yellow wind warnings for Connacht, Clare, Kerry, Limerick and Donegal from early on Saturday afternoon to early on Sunday afternoon.

"Rain, heavy at times with the potential for localised flooding, will clear southeastwards through the afternoon, with blustery showers following.

"Fresh to strong, gusty southwest winds will veer west and increase very strong and very gusty this evening, strongest in Connacht and Ulster, [with] highest temperatures of 12° to 15°," the forecast said.

"Heavy showers will continue with isolated thunderstorms and localised flooding possible, [with] lowest temperatures of 5° to 8°.

Sunday morning will be windy and blustery with sunshine and showers and fresh to strong, gusty westerly winds.

"Through the afternoon and evening, winds will gradually east. Showers will gradually die out in most areas. There will still be some wind in north Ulster, and the highest temperatures will be 10° to 12°."

According to Met Éireann, Sunday night will start off mainly dry, with rain developing in the southwest, which will spread northeastwards to all areas with moderate south to southeast winds.

The lowest temperatures will be 3° to 8°."Bank Holiday Monday will be a wet day with spells of rain, heavy at times, with moderate to fresh southerly winds and highest temperatures of 15 or 16 degrees.

"On Monday night, rain will clear to the east with showers following from the west, the forecast said.

"Lowest temperatures [will be] 7° to 9° degrees, [with] fresh to strong southwesterly winds, becoming westerly."

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Agriland previously reported that Met Éireann estimated rainfall volumes over the coming week to be well above average nationwide, with up to two or three times the average for this time of year.

Mean air temperatures are forecast to continue close to or below average, ranging from 9° to 13°.

Mean soil temperatures are expected to decrease slightly, but are likely to continue above average.

Met Éireann said moderately drained soils will become waterlogged over the weekend, but there will be a slight improvement in moderately drained soils towards the end of the coming week.