Unsettled spell of windy and wet conditions ahead for Mayo

Storm like conditions ahead for the county, according to the latest forecast.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27

Thursday will be a rather windy day.

Cloudy for a time with scattered outbreaks of rain and drizzle, along with patchy mist, hill and coastal fog.

A band of more persistent rain will spread from the west through the morning.

Drier, brighter conditions with sunny spells will follow from the west.

The rest of the day will be dry apart from well scattered showers, these mainly in the west. Mild with highest temperatures of 11 to 14 degrees, but it will turn a little cooler as the rain clears.

Southwest winds will increase fresh to strong and gusty, with winds reaching near gale or gale force on western coasts.

Changeable and unsettled with showers or spells of rain.

Rather windy at times too.

Some drier brighter calmer interludes also.

Chilly to end the week and for the weekend, though a little milder early next week.

THURSDAY NIGHT:

Breezy or rather windy on Thursday night with a mix of clear spells and showers.

The showers will mainly affect the north and west for much of the night and some will be heavy and of hail, but will gradually spread further eastwards overnight.

Lowest temperatures of 5 to 8 degrees with fresh to strong and gusty southwesterly winds, reaching near gale or gale force in northwestern and some western coastal parts.