MET OFFICE SAYS WINDS WILL PEAK IN GALWAY THIS EVENING

Date Published: 28-Dec-2012

The Road Safety Authority is urging road users in Galway to take care in the coming days with 'extremely windy' conditions expected

Met Éireann says there'll be very strong southerly and southwesterly winds - and a risk of stormy conditions in the west and north

Members of the public are being urged to heed the advice of the Irish Coast Guard following the severe weather warning for Connaught

The Coast Guard strongly advises the public not to go out on exposed coasts, cliffs, piers, harbour walls, beaches, promenades or any other coastal areas during the inclement weather

Strong and gusty southerly winds will increase during the afternoon and it will be extremely windy by evening with gale force winds gusting to storm force and some severe and damaging gusts in the west

A severe weather warning issued by Met Eireann for Galway says strong south to southwest winds during today will reach average speeds of 70 to 90 kph

They will peak in Galway this evening with gusts of 120 to 140 kph likely in places

Extremely windy for a time early tonight, but the winds will decrease overnight