Several counties in the west of the country will be under a Status Yellow wind warning from afternoon tomorrow (Wednesday, November 18).

The affected counties are Galway, Mayo, Clare, Cork, Kerry and Limerick.

The warning will come into effect at 3:00pm tomorrow afternoon, and will remain in place until 1:00am on Thursday morning. Met Éireann gave notice of the warning this morning.

The national weather forecaster is predicting that southeast to west winds, veering northwest, will reach mean speeds of 50kph to 60kph, with gusts of up 90kph to 110kph.

The combination of strong winds coupled with high tides will bring an increased risk of local flooding, Met Éireann warned.

Weather this week

The weather is set to be generally unsettled this week.

Rain will clear eastwards through the morning and afternoon tomorrow, with sunny spells developing. However, showers will follow from the west with the potential for some heavy falls, particularly over the western half of the country.

It will turn cool from the west through the morning with highest afternoon temperatures of 7° to 10°.

Scattered showers will persist through Wednesday night but will become more confined to the north and west as the night progresses. Lowest nighttime temperatures will be 2° to 5° in moderate to fresh northwest winds.

Thursday (November 19) will be a cool day but largely dry and bright over much of the country as lingering showers ease through the morning. However, cloud will thicken from the west through the afternoon and evening, with rain and drizzle pushing into western areas from the Atlantic during the evening.

Highest temperatures should be 6° to 9° in light westerly breezes, veering southerly later.