A Status Yellow wind warning will come into force in County Kerry from 4pm this afternoon until 5am tomorrow morning.

Southeast winds will reach mean speeds between 50kph and 65kph with gusts between 90kph and 100kph.

There will be high seas with a risk of coastal flooding

National forecast

TODAY

It will be mostly cloudy this morning with a few patches of mist and drizzle.

Cloud will gradually thin and break during the afternoon allowing sunny spells to develop.

Maximum temperatures will range 11C to 15C in strengthening southerly winds.

High seas with the risk of some coastal flooding.

TONIGHT

It will be a breezy night tonight.

Outbreaks of rain will develop in western coastal areas early in the night, gradually extending eastwards later.

There will be some hill and coastal mist also.

Mild with minimum temperatures ranging 9C to 11C in fresh to strong and gusty southerly winds.