Met Éireann confirmed that Storm Ashley will hit Ireland on Sunday and issued a series of warnings about high winds, rain and flooding.

Weather alerts go into effect Sunday and weather experts are still monitoring the exact path of the deepening depression as it moves toward us. You can track the arrival of Storm Ashley using the tracker below on windy.com.

The most serious warning issued so far is a status orange wind warning for Galway and Mayo which comes into force at midday on Sunday.

“Storm Ashley will bring very strong and gusty southerly winds, associated with high spring tides,” Met Éireann warns.

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According to them, impacts include “coastal flooding, large coastal waves, displaced floating objects, fallen trees, very difficult travel conditions, hazardous conditions at sea, damage to power lines, power outages and damage to already weakened structures.”

This warning is valid until 9 p.m. Sunday evening.

Elsewhere, a status yellow wind warning has been issued for the rest of the country, including Northern Ireland.

In this warning, Met Éireann states that “Storm Ashley will bring strong and gusty southerly winds, associated with high spring tides. »

Impacts outside of orange counties still include coastal flooding, large coastal waves, fallen trees, as well as difficult driving and cycling conditions and the potential for moving debris and loose objects.

This national warning is valid from 10 a.m. to midnight on Sunday.

Met Éireann’s general forecast for Sunday adds: “Becoming very windy on Sunday. The rain will quickly dissipate to the northeast on Sunday morning to leave a day of sunny periods and heavy showers. More persistent rain will return to parts of the west and north during the afternoon. with some storms possible.

“Strong to violent southwesterly winds could cause some disruption, particularly in coastal areas of the Atlantic. There will be an ongoing risk of coastal flooding due to the combination of high seas and spring tides -water. Highest temperatures of 12 to 15 degrees Continuing very windy Sunday evening with scattered clearings and showers and minimum temperatures of 7 to 10 degrees.

There is good news beyond that, as they say “winds will ease on Monday to leave a mostly dry day with sunny spells and only a few showers in Atlantic coastal counties.”