Warnings & Advisories - Today Thursday 22 October 2026

Clare Warnings

• Status: Yellow <p>Heavy rain associated with Storm Austen will spread eastwards across the country. Strong easterly winds will back northwesterly and strengthen further, especially in the south and southeast.</p><p>Be aware of potential impacts:</p><ul><li>Difficult travelling conditions</li><li>Localised flooding possible</li><li>Outdoor events impacted</li><li>Debris, loose objects displaced</li><li>Some fallen trees, branches</li></ul>

  Status Yellow - Rain & Wind warning for Leinster & Munster

  Met Éireann Weather Warning

  Heavy rain associated with Storm Austen will spread eastwards across the country. Strong easterly winds will back northwesterly and strengthen further, especially in the south and southeast.

  Be aware of potential impacts:

  • Difficult travelling conditions
  • Localised flooding possible
  • Outdoor events impacted
  • Debris, loose objects displaced
  • Some fallen trees, branches

  Valid: 19:00 Thursday 22/10/2026 to 10:00 Friday 23/10/2026

  Issued: 10:56 Tuesday 20/10/2026

  Updated: 09:57 Thursday 22/10/2026

Weather Warnings

• Status: Orange <p>Intense rain associated with Storm Austen.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Prepare for impacts:</p><ul><li>Disruption and delays to public transport (rail, bus)</li><li>Flooding expected</li><li>Very difficult travelling conditions</li></ul>

  Status Orange - Rain warning for Cork, Kerry, Waterford

  Met Éireann Weather Warning

  Intense rain associated with Storm Austen.

   

  Prepare for impacts:

  • Disruption and delays to public transport (rail, bus)
  • Flooding expected
  • Very difficult travelling conditions

  Valid: 22:00 Thursday 22/10/2026 to 05:00 Friday 23/10/2026

  Issued: 10:38 Wednesday 21/10/2026

• Status: Yellow <p>Heavy rain associated with Storm Austen will spread eastwards across the country. Strong easterly winds will back northwesterly and strengthen further, especially in the south and southeast.</p><p>Be aware of potential impacts:</p><ul><li>Difficult travelling conditions</li><li>Localised flooding possible</li><li>Outdoor events impacted</li><li>Debris, loose objects displaced</li><li>Some fallen trees, branches</li></ul>

  Status Yellow - Rain & Wind warning for Leinster & Munster

  Met Éireann Weather Warning

  Heavy rain associated with Storm Austen will spread eastwards across the country. Strong easterly winds will back northwesterly and strengthen further, especially in the south and southeast.

  Be aware of potential impacts:

  • Difficult travelling conditions
  • Localised flooding possible
  • Outdoor events impacted
  • Debris, loose objects displaced
  • Some fallen trees, branches

  Valid: 19:00 Thursday 22/10/2026 to 10:00 Friday 23/10/2026

  Issued: 10:56 Tuesday 20/10/2026

  Updated: 09:57 Thursday 22/10/2026

Marine Warnings

• Status: Orange <p>Storm Austen: North to northwest winds will reach storm force 10 at times.</p>

  Status Orange - Marine Storm warning from Wicklow Head to Dungarvan to Valentia, on the Irish Sea South of Anglesey

  Storm Austen: North to northwest winds will reach storm force 10 at times.

  Valid: 21:00 Thursday 22/10/2026 to 07:00 Friday 23/10/2026

  Issued: 08:23 Wednesday 21/10/2026

• Status: Yellow <p><span data-teams="true">&nbsp;Storm Austen: East to northeast winds veering west to northwest will reach force 6 or higher at times.</span></p>

  Small Craft warning for all coasts of Ireland

   Storm Austen: East to northeast winds veering west to northwest will reach force 6 or higher at times.

  Valid: 15:00 Thursday 22/10/2026 to 22:00 Friday 23/10/2026

  Issued: 15:53 Tuesday 20/10/2026

  Updated: 14:35 Thursday 22/10/2026

• Status: Yellow <p>Storm Austen: Cyclonic variable winds, becoming northwesterly will reach gale force 8 or strong gale force 9 at times.</p>

  Status Yellow - Marine Gale warning from Fair Head to Carnsore Point to Slyne Head, on the Irish Sea

  Storm Austen: Cyclonic variable winds, becoming northwesterly will reach gale force 8 or strong gale force 9 at times.

  Valid: 18:00 Thursday 22/10/2026 to 19:00 Friday 23/10/2026

  Issued: 15:55 Tuesday 20/10/2026

  Updated: 15:10 Wednesday 21/10/2026

Environmental Advisories

• Status: Green no warning

  Currently no warnings in operation.