'70-80 mph gales' expected this evening as Storm Gareth swoops in across Northern Ireland
Could bring travel disruption and power cuts ⚠️💨🌲🍃
Hold on to your hats, the Met Office has issued a yellow warning for blustery conditions as a deep area of low pressure is expected hit bringing possible disrupting to Northern Ireland this evening.
According to forecasters; "A spell of strong northwesterly winds are expected for the evening rush hour, continuing overnight and into Wednesday morning. Gusts of up to 60mph are likely inland, 70-75 mph possible along northern coasts, perhaps up to 80mph for a time. Winds should steadily ease through Wednesday morning."
The north and west are expected to bear the brunt of the strongest winds.
Bands of squally showers sweeping eastwards could present an additional hazard.
The adverse weather could impact the morning commute on Wednesday.
"Road, rail, air and ferry services may be affected, with longer journey times and cancellations possible. Some roads and bridges may close."
"Winds will lead to large waves affecting coasts and the possibility of waves overtopping some coastal routes."
"There is a slight chance of some damage to buildings, such as tiles blown from roofs."
The warning comes into effect from 15:00 Tuesday lasting through until 12:00 Wednesday
NORTHERN IRELAND FOUR DAY FORECAST
Tuesday - Dry and bright at first but blustery showers and gales soon developing by evenig rush-hour. Remaining very windy overnight with gusts of 65-75mph. High 9°C / Low 4°C
Wednesday - Blustery showers and gales easing on Wednesday. High 9°C / Low 7°C
Thursday - Wet and windy at first on then turning showery again later. High 11°C / Low 6°C
Friday - Turning showery, breezy. High 10°C / Low 5°C
STORM NAMES FOR THE 2018/2019 SEASON
Storms are named by the Met Office or, in Ireland, Met Eireann, in order to raise public awareness of approaching bad weather.
In September, the Met Office and Met Éireann unvealed a list of the names of this seasons storms.
First introduced in 2015, this is the fourth year they have jointly run the ‘Name our Storms’ scheme, aimed at raising awareness of severe weather before it hits.
The first storm was ‘male’ and named Ali, while the second storm will be ‘female’ and named Bronagh, following the alternating male/female pattern established by the US National Hurricane Center in the 1970s.