Mayo to brace for gale force winds this weekend

While temperatures look set to turn mild over the coming days, the west coast is anticipated to get a barrage of wind and rain on Sunday, according to the latest forecast.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 10

Starting cold tomorrow morning with frost, ice and fog slow to clear.

Dry and bright for most with isolated showers.

Cloud will build from the west through the afternoon with outbreaks of rain and drizzle moving in later.

Highest temperatures of 5 to 8 degrees with mostly light southwesterly breezes, backing southerly tomorrow evening.

Low pressure dominates, with spells of wet and sometimes windy conditions. Turning milder from Sunday.

SATURDAY NIGHT:

Rain and drizzle in the west will extend eastwards, becoming widespread.

Lowest temperatures of 0 to 2 degrees in the north and east initially, becoming milder with the rain with lowest temperatures generally of 3 to 7 degrees.

Light to moderate southerly winds will increase fresh to strong.

SUNDAY, JANUARY 11

Windy with widespread outbreaks of rain continuing, turning heavy in places with a chance of hail.

Milder with highest temperatures of 8 to 12 degrees.

Southerly winds will be fresh to strong reaching near gale force at times.

SUNDAY NIGHT:

Outbreaks of rain will gradually clear northeastwards with showers and clear spells following.

Lowest temperatures of 5 to 8 degrees, with southwesterly winds easing moderate to fresh.