#WATCH Met Éireann forecaster declares Storm Deirdre on RTÉ weather

Met Éireann has declared a weather front barrelling towards Ireland Storm Deirdre and upgraded its weather warning.

Forecaster Siobhán Ryan revealed details in an unscheduled weather forecast after the Late Late Show on RTÉ 1.

#StormDeirdre has been named by @MetEireann , bringing severe gales to Irish Sea coasts on Saturday. It will also bring a spell of wet & very windy weather to western parts of the UK, with yellow warnings for wind & rain in force for Saturday. Stay #weatheraware pic.twitter.com/Hp3LZFgMCl

— Met Office (@metoffice) December 14, 2018

The forecaster says the developing depression will track northeast over Ireland during Saturday afternoon and evening and will bring wet and windy weather to all areas. 

Winds are likely to reach 130kmph while relentless rain is also promised in the storm which is the fourth Atlantic storm of the winter.

A Status Orange wind warning has been issued.

Storm Deirdre

Valid for: Ireland

Valid from: 15:00 to 23:00 Saturday 15th December.

Mean winds 65 km/h with gusts of 100 to 130 km/h

For full details please see https://t.co/ozrQHtoOkt pic.twitter.com/Kk46m2o76B

— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) December 14, 2018