There will be no repeat of the Easter Bank Holiday sunshine this weekend as Storm Hannah approaches Ireland.
Storm Hanna which is currently heading our way from Newfoundland is expected to “deepen” – or worsen – as it crosses the Atlantic before making landfall in the Shannon Estuary on Friday night and tracking across the country to Wexford. A status Orange wind alert has been issued for the south and west from 4pm on Friday to 5am on Saturday.
A marine warning for the Irish Sea from Belfast Lough to Howth Head to Carnsore Point has also been issues with southerly winds reaching force six at times late on Thursday night.
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