Donegal County Council is urging members of the public to take extra care as Storm Darragh approaches. A Status Red Wind Warning has been issued by Met Éireann today and will be in effect in Donegal from 10pm this evening until 3am Saturday morning. Storm Darragh will bring extremely strong and gusty northwest winds with […]
Donegal to escape worst of weather warnings but rainy days still ahead
While Donegal is set to dodge the brunt of the severe weather currently sweeping across the country, we are still in for a few damp days ahead. A series of Status Orange and Yellow rain warnings have been issued for several southern counties today and tomorrow, with Met Éireann predicting the heaviest downpours and potential […]
Sunny days ahead but no heatwave for Donegal says Met Éireann
A Met Éireann spokesperson has confirmed that Donegal, along with the rest of Ireland, will not be experiencing a heatwave in the coming days. While some may have been hoping for scorching temperatures, the weather forecast paints a more moderate picture. “In Met Éireann, a heatwave is defined as 5 consecutive days of 25 degrees […]
Donegal Weather: Night showers but sunshine awaits tomorrow evening
While the evening begins on a relatively dry note, with mild temperatures hovering around 16 degrees, expect the weather to gradually turn wetter as the night progresses. Tomorrow, as the day begins to break around 7 AM, the rain will start to ease, but a light drizzle is likely to persist. The skies will remain […]
Met Éireann releases storm names for the 2024/25 season
Met Éireann, along with the National Weather Services of the UK (Met Office) and the Netherlands (KNMI), has released the list of new storm names for the 2024/2025 storm season, which starts on Sunday, September 1. Each of the three meteorological services has contributed seven names to this season’s list. Met Éireann’s contributions have been […]
Donegal Weather: Brighter days ahead as wet week to end with sunshine
AS the yellow rain warning comes to an end, Donegal can look forward to a slight reprieve from the wet conditions that have drenched the county While the rain may ease up, don’t expect the skies to clear entirely just yet with scattered showers and cloudy spells. This evening will see come light rain around […]
Donegal faces heavy rain as Met Éireann confirm Yellow weather warning
Met Éireann has revised the weather warning for Donegal, now scheduling the Status Yellow rain warning to begin at 10pm this evening instead of the previously anticipated 3pm. This updated warning also extends to Clare, Cork, Kerry, Galway, Leitrim, Mayo, and Sligo. It will be in effect until 10am tomorrow morning, forecasting heavy and persistent […]
Mix of rain and sunny spells for Donegal
Met Éireann is forecasting sunny spells and scattered showers for today, Tuesday, August 20. Heavy and isolated showers are expected later this afternoon with highest temperatures 14 to 17 degrees. Winds will be fresh and gusty, but strong at times on coasts. Advertisement Tonight will see largely dry and clear spells with lowest temperatures 8 […]
Over 1000 homes lose power following overnight storm
According to ESB’s PowerCheck website, power is expected to be restored to affected homes and businesses between 2 pm and 6 pm today, Monday, August 12. Throughout the night, over 1,100 homes experienced power outages, coinciding with a Status Orange rain and wind warning that was in effect from midnight until 4 am. Killybegs and […]
Severe weather warning for rain for Donegal
MET ÉIREANN has issued a severe weather warning for the early hours of tomorrow morning. The weather warning is in place from 12am tomorrow, Monday until 4am. Between those times, there will be very heavy and thundery rain. Advertisement Possible impacts of this weather will be localised flooding and very difficult travelling conditions.