Storm Boelo to bring gusts of up to 75mph to Northern Ireland
The Met Office issued a yellow wind warning for Northern Ireland from Saturday evening to Sunday afternoon as Storm Boelo moves in.
The Met Office, the UK's national weather service, has warned of strong, disruptive winds hitting parts of Northern Ireland this weekend as Storm Boelo moves in. A yellow wind warning is in force from six in the evening on Saturday until three in the afternoon on Sunday.
Strong westerly winds are expected to become widespread on Saturday evening and continue overnight and through Sunday, the Met Office said.
Coastal and exposed areas could see gusts reaching up to 75mph, the Met Office said, with the strongest winds expected overnight into Sunday morning as the storm crosses the region.
The Met Office said Storm Boelo would also bring strong winds and heavy rain to parts of Scotland and northern England over the same weekend period, as the system moves eastward across the wider region.
Boelo is the third named storm to affect Ireland and the UK this autumn. RTÉ reported that a town previously hit by Storm Babet was separately preparing for Storm Austen earlier this week, before Boelo was due to follow.
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What we know
- The Met Office issued a yellow wind warning for Northern Ireland from Saturday evening to Sunday afternoon as Storm Boelo arrives.
- Gusts of up to 75mph are possible in coastal and exposed areas.
- The storm will also bring strong winds and heavy rain to parts of Scotland and northern England.
- Boelo is the third named storm to affect the region this autumn, after Babet and Austen.
Why it matters for Europe
Storm Boelo follows Storm Austen, which brought an orange rain warning to Cork, Kerry and Waterford and a status yellow rain and wind warning for Leinster and Munster earlier this week. Met Éireann said river levels were expected to rise in counties including Cork, Kerry, Waterford, Tipperary, Kilkenny, Wexford, Wicklow, Kildare and Dublin as Austen crossed the country. RTÉ separately reported that a town devastated by Storm Babet was still recovering as it prepared for Austen, underlining how closely this autumn's storms have followed one another.
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Questions and answers
- When is Storm Boelo expected to hit Northern Ireland?
- The Met Office's yellow wind warning runs from Saturday evening until Sunday afternoon.
- How strong will the winds be?
- Gusts of up to 75mph are possible in coastal and exposed areas, the Met Office said.
- Is this the only recent storm to hit the region?
- No. Boelo is the third named storm this autumn, after Storm Babet and Storm Austen, which crossed Ireland earlier in the week.
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