{"id":378647,"date":"2026-04-02T18:26:06","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T18:26:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/378647\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T18:26:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T18:26:06","slug":"storm-dave-to-bring-strong-winds-and-cold-temperatures-as-met-eireann-issues-yellow-warning-the-irish-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/378647\/","title":{"rendered":"Storm Dave to bring strong winds and cold temperatures as Met \u00c9ireann issues yellow warning \u2013 The Irish Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/met-eireann\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/met-eireann\">Met \u00c9ireann<\/a> has issued a national <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/weather-events\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/weather-events\">weather warning<\/a> in advance of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/easter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/easter\">Easter<\/a> bank holiday weekend. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/weather-ireland\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/weather-ireland\">Storm Dave<\/a> is forecast to bring strong winds to the country on Saturday, with a status yellow wind warning in place for all counties from 2pm to 11pm on Saturday. The Met Office has also issued a yellow wind warning for all counties in the North valid from 2pm on Saturday to 2am on Easter Sunday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">Met \u00c9ireann has warned of very strong southerly winds with severe gusts and gales in coastal areas. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">Easter Sunday is expected to be a bright but breezy day with scattered showers and cool temperatures of between 7 and 10 degrees during the day. Easter Monday is set to be windy again with patches of rain and mist.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">The National Severe Weather and Flooding Coordination Group convened a meeting on Thursday afternoon with relevant parties, including utility providers, in preparation for any weather-related disruption.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">The group is advising people to stay away from coastal areas and will monitor the weather conditions over the upcoming long weekend.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">Fallen trees and branches, wave overtopping and difficult travel conditions may be expected as a result of Storm Dave.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/road-safety-authority\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/road-safety-authority\/\">Road Safety Authority<\/a> has advised drivers to slow down in difficult conditions, allowing for longer braking distances and to avoid driving through flooded roads.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">Earlier, forecaster Aoife Kealy said weather warnings were likely to be in place in the coming days as a strong Atlantic depression crosses the country.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">Thursday night is set to bring temperatures of between 3 and 8 degrees with scattered showers overnight into Good Friday. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">Some sun may be expected on Friday with temperatures of up to 14 degrees before Storm Dave makes its way to Irish shores on Saturday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">The unsettled conditions look set to continue into next week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Met \u00c9ireann has issued a national weather warning in advance of the Easter bank holiday weekend. 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