Met Éireann this morning have officially named storm Aiden the first storm of the 2020/2021 storm season.

A orange wind warning has been issued for Donegal, Galway, Mayo, Sligo, Clare, Carlow, Kilkenny, Wexford, Wicklow, Cork, Kerry and Waterford with a yellow wind warning in place for the rest of the Republic of Ireland.

The Met Office in the UK have yet to issue warnings for Northern Ireland which would be in place by the end of today

A orange wind warning has been issued for Donegal, Galway, Mayo, Sligo, Clare, Carlow, Kilkenny, Wexford, Wicklow, Cork, Kerry and Waterford for southwest to west winds associated with Storm Aiden will reach mean speeds of 65 to 80km/h, with severe and damaging gusts of 100 to 130km/h.

Coastal flooding will also be a big concern for southern, western and northwestern counties as storm Aidens center passes close to the west and northwest of Ireland with a high risk of coastal flooding. Onshore strong to severe southwest to west winds combined with a storm surge, high spring tides, full moon and dropping pressure will create perfect conditions for very high seas. Flood prone areas around Galway Bay, Donegal Bay and Cork City will be a concern as flooding here will be highest especially at high tide Saturday morning, evening and on Sunday into Monday as further storm system pass close to the northwest.

Rainfall will also be another issued with storm Aiden with heavy rainfall expected Friday night and Saturday morning with around 15mm to 30mm across coastal counties of the South, west and northwest.

Spells of heavy rain will lead to surface and river flooding. All soils are saturated across the country at present, so additional rainfall will quickly run-off into rivers. The heaviest and most persistent of the rain is likely in the south, west and northwest of the country.

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