The entire island of Ireland will be under a weather advisory on Tuesday, as Storm Bram brings very strong winds and high coastal water levels.
Every county in the Republic of Ireland will be under an orange weather warning at some point on Tuesday, according to upgraded advisories from Irish forecasters.
The entire island of Ireland will be under a weather advisory on Tuesday, as Storm Bram brings very strong winds and high coastal water levels.
After a week of persistent rain, Irish forecasting agency Met Eireann said soils across the country are already highly saturated and many rivers are approaching bank full conditions, so any additional rainfall is likely to result in surface and river flooding.
The track of the storm means forecasters have put in place rolling orange wind warnings throughout the day.
#StormBram will bring very windy or stormy conditions to Ireland today.
Southerly winds, veering westerly through the day, will be very strong to gale force, with some damaging gusts also expected⚠️
Persistent & heavy rain at first will gradually clear to scattered showers☔️ pic.twitter.com/eKw5gUeeiR
— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) December 9, 2025
Forecasters are warning of flooding of low-lying coastal areas especially during high tide, wave overtopping, difficult travel conditions, flying debris, and potential power outages.
An orange warning for Carlow, Kilkenny, Wexford, Wicklow, Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Tipperary, and Waterford is in place until 3pm.
A separate orange warning for all of Connacht, as well as Cavan, Monaghan, Clare, Dublin, Kildare, Laois, Longford, Louth, Meath, and Offaly was announced for 11am to 9pm.
And a third orange warning for Donegal was announced for between 2pm and 9pm.
Yellow warning of wind affecting Northern Ireland https://t.co/1IGX6nZvxd pic.twitter.com/72Lk73Cvk2
— Met Office – Northern Ireland (@metofficeNI) December 8, 2025
Met Eireann forecaster Gerry Kelly said it was a day to be “very, very careful”.
He told RTE’s Morning Ireland: “It is going to be a very windy day everywhere, and there is certainly a possibility for all areas to reach those levels for a time.”
He particularly highlighted a risk of coastal flooding in the south of the country during high tide on Tuesday morning.
In Northern Ireland, the UK Met Office has issued a yellow wind warning for the entire region between 9am and 9pm.
The poor weather has resulted in the closure of the Belfast Christmas Market on Tuesday.
Organisers said: “We recognise this may be disappointing, however the safety of our visitors and traders is of the utmost importance.
“At the moment the plan is to reopen on Wednesday December 10, however this is weather dependent.”
The Met Office advised the public to expect delays to transport services and further warned that cancellations are possible.
It added that there was a chance of injuries and danger to life from flying debris, as well as damage to buildings and power outages.
Forecasters said gusts of around 50-60 mph are possible fairly widely across the region, and potentially in excess of 70mph for some exposed headlands and areas of high ground.
