Five counties remain under Orange warning for Storm Boelo

Updated / Sunday, 25 Oct 2026 00:01

Storm Boelo has brought severe wind and rain to the south, southwest and north of Ireland with Status Orange weather alerts in effect for a number of counties.

Some 13,000 homes and businesses are without power, the ESB said, adding that further outages are expected throughout the night.

Severe winds are impacting northern and western counties as the storm tracks to the north of the country.

A Status Orange wind warning came into effect from 2pm yesterday for counties Donegal, Leitrim, Galway, Mayo and Sligo, until 9am this morning.

A Status Red marine warning has been issued, with Met Éireann warning of a "violent" marine storm from Rossan Point to Bloody Foreland to Fair Head.

The forecaster says that Storm Boelo will being westerly winds which will reach violent storm force 11 at times.

The warning came into effect at 7pm yesterday evening and is in effect until 6am today.

In Northern Ireland, a Status Amber warning will be in place for counties Derry and Antrim from 9pm this evening to 9pm tomorrow evening.

In Kerry, there are fears that the rainfall could lead to flooding as the county had already experienced significant rain during Storm Austen yesterday.

A Status Yellow wind warning for Donegal is in place until midday.

A Status Yellow rain warning for counties Clare, Cork, Donegal, Galway, Kerry, Leitrim, Limerick, Mayo and Sligo is currently in place until 9am Sunday.

A Status Orange rain warning for counties Kerry and Galway ended at 2pm today.

Met Éireann has warned of possible impacts stemming from Storm Boelo, including damage to homes and businesses, disruption and delays to public transport.

Other impacts include difficult travelling conditions, disruption to outdoor events and flooding.

Members of the public have been warned of potentially large coastal waves, dangerous conditions at sea, damage to power lines, power outages and fallen trees.

Small number of flights have been cancelled

Dublin Airport has said that a small number of flights were cancelled due to strong winds associated with Storm Beolo.

In a post on social media, the airport said that as of 12pm yesterday five outbound flights and four inbound have been cancelled by airlines.

It said that there may be further disruption as winds are forecast to increase as the day goes on.