How should I change a day plan when an orange weather warning is issued?
An orange warning is a plan changing event, not a detail. Met Éireann issues orange for infrequent weather that can be dangerous and disruptive in the counties and hours named. The shape of a day rearranged around one is a cliff walk, island boat, hill day or long rural drive brought forward or postponed, and the day given to the town the visitor is based in. Transport delays and cancellations are common, Transport for Ireland and operators publish the current position, and exposed sites, forests and coastal paths may close or be unsafe. Met Éireann's own guidance includes never driving through flooded roads, and warnings are extended and upgraded through the day. A red warning cancels the day in practice: plans are rebooked rather than salvaged.
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Sources
- Met Éireann: weather warning definitions, forecast and marine forecast guidance, met.ie
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