Met Éireann warn of wet and windy weekend as Ireland set to tackle end of Hurricane Kirk

Ireland is to face the tail-end of Hurricane Kirk as the nation’s weather shows no sign of improvement.

A blustery and damp weekend is forecasted this week, with the public warned to get the raincoats out and expect more rain.

It’s been a miserable year for Irish weather to date, with the past week seeing heavy rain and strong winds across the country.

There will be some sunny spells scattered across Friday, Saturday and Sunday but according to Met Eireann, there will be widespread showers and wind also.

“10 days away (October 10) so just something to watch for now! That would beat October’s lowest pressure recorded in Ireland. Current record for October is 957.5hPa,” said Weather Alerts Ireland.

Carlow Weather warned Ireland to be alert, saying “Tropical storm Kirk is expected to become a hurricane soon, but its longer term track remains uncertain.

“Latest weather models once again show it staying South of Ireland which is positive but a long way to go before gets near us,” Carlow Weather explained.

With daytime temperatures to drop to as low as 2C, the low-pressure system will ‘suck’ the air into it to equalise its pressure and potentially bring the remnants of Hurricane Kirk as a result.

The intense and heavy rain from the hurricane currently forming in the Atlantic ocean will predictably cause the most chaos in the west of Ireland, according to the latest weather models.

It is unclear if the effects of the storm in Ireland will rival those of Ophelia, which killed two men, caused nationwide shutdowns and took out the power in 360,000 Irish homes.

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