Storm Boelo to hit Donegal this weekend as Austen moves south

Met Éireann has lifted the weather warnings for Donegal as Storm Austen shifts south, but a second named storm, Storm Boelo, is set to bring strong winds and heavy rain to the north‑west of Ireland this bank holiday weekend.

Storm Boelo was officially named by the UK Met Office and is expected to track northwest of Ireland on Saturday, bringing gusty conditions to Donegal. Met Éireann warned that additional warnings are likely to be issued as the system approaches.

Storm Austen will still affect the country tonight (Thursday) and into Friday, bringing wet and windy weather, but the Status Yellow wind and rain warnings for the north‑west have been lifted after the storm moved south.

Yellow wind warnings have already been issued by the UK Met Office for Northern Ireland, Scotland and northern England for Storm Boelo, taking effect at 6 pm on Saturday and remaining in place until 3 pm on Sunday. Orange rain warnings continue for parts of Munster and Leinster.

Source: Donegal Daily. Photo: Andreas Brunn / Pexels.