Storm Floris named by forecasters as plenty of wind and rain on the way
While Met Eireann is yet to acknowledge the naming of the storm and current weather models have the storm tracking towards the north of Ireland, the country is expected to be battered by wind and rain early next week.
The latest weather charts show that Ireland does face the risk of experiencing the effects of Storm Floris but should escape the worst of the conditions, though there does remain some uncertainty in the forecast.
Irish weather expert Alan O'Reilly, who mans the ever-popular @CarlowWeather account on X, posted: "The UK Met Office have named Storm Floris for the storm to hit Monday. The worst of it will stay North of Ireland based on current track but still bring us wet and unseasonably windy weather."
Parts of Northern Ireland have been issued with a yellow warning for a 24-hour period from 6am and it will mainly be northern parts of the UK that will be affected by the most damaging impacts of the storm.
The latest Met Eireann forecast for Bank Holiday Monday reads: "There is some uncertainty in the forecast but current indications suggest Monday will see a wet and windy start with strong and gusty westerly winds and widespread rain, possibly heaviest over parts of the northwest, clearing eastwards through the morning and afternoon.
"Sunny spells and scattered showers will follow as winds gradually easy through the day. Highest temperatures of 16 to 21 degrees."
Storm Floris is the sixth named storm of the 2024/25 season by the UK Met Office.
Storm Éowyn, which took place in late January, was the last named storm to affect Ireland and caused significant damage to tens of thousands of people across the country.
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