Status Orange wind warning for Connacht will now come into effect at 8pm this evening

A status orange wind warning will come into effect for Munster and Connacht from 8 o’clock this evening.

From 10pm, it will apply to the rest of the country – with both warnings effective until 10 tomorrow morning.

Meanwhile, a status yellow alert for rain will come into place for 13 counties across the northern half of the country from 10 o’clock this morning – with a nationwide yellow wind warning kicking in at 3 this afternoon.