Forecaster warns of possible Status Red Warnings for Ireland as severe weather looks set to hit the country

A leading forecaster is warning that Red Weather Warnings could be issued for Ireland in the coming days with severe weather set to hit the country through Thursday night and into Friday.

Cathal Nolan from Ireland's Weather Channel issued on update on Tuesday morning that warns that upper level weather warnings could be issued in the coming days be adds that it could be 48 hours before the final track of the approaching storm is known.

In a post on social media this morning, Cathal stated, "based on the latest model guidance and with a view to providing an early advisory Ireland’s Weather Channel is issuing a Severe Weather Alert for late Thursday night, Friday morning and up to Friday afternoon for a spell of locally damaging winds as a deep storm depression passes close to the northwest coast of Ireland, or across Ulster depending on the final track.

"With an estimated central pressure of 945hPa and with winds possibly gusting up to 170km/h in exposed coastal areas, with winds of up to 150km/h possible for coastal counties this storm is expected to bring widespread disruption across many parts of the country, however with over 48 hours before we have the final track and intensity finalised we advise staying up to date with our forecasts."

The post continued, "we expect that upper level weather warnings will be issued in due course due to the nature of the storm and the projected impacts, taking into account that this storm is likely to peak during the morning rush hour and throughout the morning on Friday across populated areas also. We fully expect to see Status Orange and Status Red weather warnings issued over the next 36 hours.

"There are likely to be subtle changes to the forecasts details during the coming 48 hours as this storm depression develops and arrives at our shores. Please stay tuned to all weather sources during this period as forecast details are likely to change due to the evolution of the storm and its expected track and depth as we approach Thursday night and Friday."

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