BREAKING: Storm Floris set to hit Ireland on August Bank Holiday

Ireland is set to be hit be strong winds and rain on Bank Holiday Monday, with confirmation that a weather system brewing in the Atlantic has now reached storm status and been named Storm Floris.

Met Éireann jointly tracks and names storm systems with the Met Office in the UK and the State weather forecaster in the Netherlands. 

On this occasion, the Met Office has named the storm but Ireland may escape the biggest impact. 

"The UK Met Office have named Storm Floris for the storm to hit Monday (August 4). The worst of it will stay north of Ireland based on current track but still bring us wet and unseasonably windy weather," said the Met Office on Friday morning, August 1. MORE BELOW X POST.

#StormFloris has been named

It is forecast to bring unseasonably strong winds to the UK on Monday along with heavy rain

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— Met Office (@metoffice) August 1, 2025

It is forecast to bring unseasonably strong winds to the UK on Monday along with heavy rain.

Met Éireann said current indications suggest Monday will see a wet and windy start with strong and gusty westerly winds and widespread rain, possibly heaviest over parts of the northwest, clearing eastwards through the morning and afternoon.

It added that sunny spells and scattered showers will follow as winds gradually easy through the day. Highest temperatures will range between 16 to 21 degrees.

The Irish forecaster had not issued a weather warning for Storm Floris on Friday as its UK counterparts named the storm.

"This unseasonably disruptive system will bring strong winds and heavy rainfall across the northern half of the UK on Monday and early Tuesday," says the UK forecasting section.

A yellow wind warning covers a swathe of the northern half of the UK, including Northern Ireland.

Storm Floris is the sixth named storm of the 2024/2025 Storm Naming season. Storm Éowyn – which occurred in late January – was the last named storm to affect the UK.

Although named storms are more frequent in late autumn and winter, it is not uncommon for named storms to occur in summer.