Ireland could face thunderstorms and potential flooding in the coming days due to the remnants of Hurricane Ernesto, which travelled across Bermuda over the weekend.
While Ernesto will no longer be classed as a hurricane by the time it reaches Irish shores, strong winds and heavy rain are still expected.
Alan O’Reilly from Carlow Weather said the remains of Ernesto will reach the west coast by Wednesday night and travel across the country.
Speaking to RTÉ’s Today with Claire Byrne, he said the worst of it would likely be overnight on Wednesday and then clear up on Thursday.
“It’s a long way from Bermuda to Ireland, so thankfully by the time Ernesto gets to Ireland it will really have lost a lot of its energy and it doesn’t look like its going to reinvigorate as it comes close to us,” Mr O’Reilly said.
“It has done some damage in Bermuda and it is still going to be a weather system that’s going to impact us. It is going to be unseasonably windy all week.
“If you enjoyed fine weather at the weekend and you might have had some furniture or bits and pieces outdoors, now would be a good time to go and bring them in because they might get blown around.”
Mr O’Reilly said that another low pressure system looks likely to develop on Thursday into Friday, and will bring more wet and windy weather after Ernesto has passed.
Met Éireann has said the weather will be “mostly unsettled” in the coming days with spells of rain and showers.
The forecaster has warned of “spot flooding” and fresh to strong and gusty winds or Wednesday night and into the early part of Thursday.
They have also said that early indications are that unsettled conditions will carry on into the weekend.