New weather advisory for Roscommon - Storm Bert on the way

Storm Bert moving towards the country
New weather advisory for Roscommon - Storm Bert on the way

Heavy rain is on the way as new weather advisory is issued. Pic: iStock

A new weather advisory for County Roscommon has been issued by Met Eireann.

The moderate weather warning swings into action from today, Thursday and runs to Tuesday, November 26th at 12 midnight.

According to the forecaster, Storm Bert will move close to Ireland this weekend, displacing the recent cold Artic airmass. 

Very strong winds and heavy rain will track northeastwards over the country on Friday night with warnings already in places.

Storm Bert will continue to dominate the weather through the weekend and into early next week and further warnings will be issued for this event.

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