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As Storm Amy continues to bear down on Ireland, Met Éireann has urged caution in the adverse conditions as weather warnings continue to go into effect nationwide throughout the day.
In their latest Storm Amy update, County Clare has been upgraded to a status orange wind warning today from 2 pm until 10 pm tonight.
Forecasters have also warned that Storm Amy will bring near gale force winds to Ireland this weekend, explaining that: "severe and possibly damaging gusts will occur widely."
With a status red storm warning has been issued for coastal waters off the north west coast.
The warning will be in place from Loop Head to Rossan Point to Fair Head today from 2pm until 8pm.
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This comes as Counties Donegal, Galway, Leitrim, Mayo, and Sligo are also the same status orange warning.
A status yellow wind warning for all of Ireland will come into effect from 12pm today until 12am on Saturday October 4.
Counties Galway and Kerry have also been issued a status yellow rain warning from 9 am until 3 pm Friday October 3.
#StormAmy
— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) October 3, 2025
⚠️Orange Wind Warning for Donegal, Galway, Leitrim, Mayo, Sligo & Clare
⏲️Valid 14:00 to 22:00 Fri
⚠️Yellow Wind Warning for Ireland
⏲️Valid 12:00 today to 00:00 Sat
⚠️Yellow Rainfall Warning for Galway, Kerry
⏲️Valid 09:00 to 15:00 Fri
ℹ️https://t.co/w5QtJ1UyEP pic.twitter.com/wPGrTBt8dI
They have advised that Storm Amy: "will bring heavy rainfall with strong winds expected on Friday. A number of warnings will be issued today, with updates as certainty increases."
Met Éireann have warned that likely impacts of Storm Amy will be significant risks of flooding, dangerous travel conditions, debris and displaced objects, power outages and damage to power lines, fallen trees, surface water flooding and possible wave overtopping.
For the very latest information on #StormAmy, its origins, expected impacts, and associated rainfall, please check out the Meteorologist’s Commentary page on https://t.co/e0QpncNS7O. https://t.co/ktXtWjbNxO#Meteorologists #MetCommentary pic.twitter.com/KqN1N5XCLm
— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) October 2, 2025
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