Met Eireann spots more strong winds on way to Ireland in wake of Storm Debi

Met Éireann is predicting more windy weather for Ireland this week in the wake of Storm Debi which knocked out electricity for thousands and caused damage to trees and buildings.

In its outlook, Met Éireann says this week will be "generally unsettled with rain and showers at times" with "strong winds" possible at the weekend.

They said Tuesday will be "a blustery day with a mix of sunny spells and scattered showers, some heavy at times in the far northwest. Highest temperatures of 10 to 13 degrees in moderate to fresh westerly winds, strong at times in the far north.

"Clear spells and showers tonight [Tuesday], heavy and persistent at times in north Ulster. Further south, it will become mostly dry as showers become isolated. Lowest temperatures of 3 to 7 degrees. Moderate to fresh westerly winds, strong at times in the northwest."

For Wednesday, they say "showery rain will slowly clear north Ulster through the morning. Dry elsewhere with sunny spells and just the odd light shower possible. Later in the afternoon and evening, showery outbreaks of rain will push into the west. Highest temperatures of 9 to 12 degrees. Moderate to fresh and gusty westerly winds in the morning will ease through the afternoon and backing southerly in the evening.

"Showery outbreaks of rain will continue to spread eastwards through the night [on Wednesday], heavy at times with some spot flooding possible. Coldest over Leinster and Ulster early in the night with temperatures falling to between 2 to 5 degrees. Slightly milder in Connacht and Munster with lowest temperatures of 4 to 8 degrees. Mostly light to moderate southerly winds."

Thursday will see "a generally wet and cloudy start with outbreaks of rain, heavy in places. A clearance to sunny spells and showers will move into the west through the morning, extending countrywide as the rain clears into the Irish Sea by the evening. Highest temperatures of 8 to 11 degrees in moderate, occasionally fresh, west to southwest winds," Met Éireann said.

Thursday night will be a "mostly dry, clear and cold night with lowest temperatures of 0 to 4 degrees generally with frost developing in places in mostly light to moderate southwest winds. Some showers will affect Atlantic coastal counties, especially in the northwest where winds will be fresher at times."

Friday will be "chilly at first with plenty of dry and sunny weather, and just some showers in the west and northwest. However, cloud will build from the southwest with rain following towards midday, tracking across the country, reaching the northeast in the evening.

"Highest afternoon temperatures of 7 to 10 degrees in light to moderate southwest winds at first, backing southeasterly and strengthening with the rain. The rain will clear northeastwards through the night with blustery showers following from the west as fresh to strong and gusty southeasterly winds veer southwesterly by morning. Lowest temperatures early in the night of 5 to 9 degrees."

Saturday will be "a breezy day with widespread heavy or thundery showers, merging to longer spells of rain at times. Highest afternoon temperatures of 11 to 14 degrees in fresh to strong and gusty southwest winds.

"Further showers or spells of showery rain expected [on Sunday]. Breezy with fresh to strong and gusty southwesterly winds at first, gradually veering northwesterly through the day and easing slightly. Highest temperatures of 11 to 13 degrees generally."

Beyond that, Met Éireann's further outlook says: "Current indications suggest that it will be rather mixed with further rain and showers at times, interspersed with some good dry intervals."