MET EIREANN has issued a double weather alert for Donegal – for TWO days.
There is a Yellow Alert for today, Monday, and a newly-extended Orange Alert for Tuesday, Christmas Eve.
And there are already warnings about another storm set to hit Ireland on St Stephen’s Night and into Friday.
MONDAY’S ALERT: Wind Warning for Wexford, Donegal, Galway, Leitrim, Mayo, Sligo, Clare, Cork, Kerry and Waterford
South to southwest winds, of mean speeds 50 to 70 km/h will gusts 85 to 100 km/h at times, in southern and western coastal counties on Monday.
Valid:Monday 23 December 2013 06:00 to Monday 23 December 2013 16:00.
TUESDAY’S ALERT: Preliminary Warning : A vigorous Atlantic storm depression is forecast to pass just to the northwest of Ireland overnight on Monday. The exact track is still not certain, but it is likely to bring some severe winds in over the country for late Monday night and for a time on Tuesday. Blustery southwest winds are expected to gust to between 100 km/h and 130 km/h. The highest gusts, at this stage, are expected in western and northern coastal counties. High Seas are expected also.
Valid:Tuesday 24 December 2013 00:01 to Tuesday 24 December 2013 16:00