WE’VE seen a change in our weather recently with more wind and rain making its way to our shores.

Met Éireann has issued a Status Yellow Wind warning for Munster, Kilkenny, Carlow, Laois, Wexford, Wicklow taking effect from midnight tonight into the early morning.

They say there will be unseasonably strong and gusty south to southwest winds veering west to northwest will coincide with very high tides.

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Potential impacts include coastal flooding, wave over-topping, possible power outages and fallen trees. The warning is valid from midnight Friday to 6am.

In the meantime, Thursday will see showers in the Tralee area in the late afternoon becoming more persistent as the night goes on.

After a showery and blustery early morning, it should clear up with sunshine and less frequent showers, but temperatures staying in the mid-teens. At the moment, it looks like Saturday and Sunday will also see a mixture of sunshine and showers.

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