Ireland Weather: Met Eireann Issues Yellow Warning For ‘Heavy’ Rain And Flooding In Seven Counties

A yellow status warning for rain and flooding is in effect for seven counties as of tomorrow night.

Met Eireann said the alert will run from 9 p.m. Tuesday to noon Wednesday for Wexford, Wicklow, Galway, Mayo, Cork, Kerry and Waterford.

It says: “Heavy and sometimes heavy rains are expected totaling 25-40mm. This can result in localized flooding. The rain will clear western counties early Wednesday morning.”

It comes after weather experts warned of hurricane-force winds, heavy rains, spot flooding and stormy hail showers with three miserable days this week.

There will be a mixture of sun and rain on Monday and it will be relatively warm for the time of year with highs of 17 ° C.

It will stay pretty much the same with some sunny spells on Tuesday, but for the rest of the week it will get wetter and windier.

A forecaster from Met Eireann said: “Today mostly cloudy at first, with bouts of rain and drizzle and patches of fog and mist. Brighter and drier conditions will gradually spread from the west this morning, with plenty of sunshine this afternoon and just a few well-scattered showers.

“Highs of 14 to 17 degrees, cooler in the west and north, with mostly moderate westerly winds developing, strong for a time on the west and northwest coasts.

“Mostly dry and bright early Tuesday morning, with spells of sunshine, although scattered light rains will affect the western and northwestern coastal areas. The amount of clouds will gradually increase as the day progresses, especially in the western half of the country. and it will start to rain. to move along the west coast at dusk. Light south or variable breezes will increase moderately during the afternoon, cooling in the west as the rain arrives. Maximum temperatures of 13 to 15 degrees “.

Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays appear to be miserable, with heavy rain, possible flooding, and stormy showers of hail on the cards.

One forecaster added: “A wet and stormy start to Wednesday in the central region and the east, with heavy rains for a time and a continued risk of flooding. Brighter and sunnier conditions with scattered showers in the west will gradually spread to most. of the parts in the morning Maximum temperatures of 12 to 15 degrees.

“Moderate to cool and gusty south winds in the east, strong to almost gale on the coasts at first, will turn west in the morning and gradually moderate. Showers will continue until Wednesday night, more frequent in the west, where some will be intense and possibly thunder with hail. Longer and clearer intervals will occur in the eastern parts of the country. Temperatures 2 to 6 degrees lower, cooler in the east, where there may be some frost Light breezes from west to southwest will be moderate on the coasts.

“Widespread rains for a time on Thursday, some of the heavy and possibly stormy rain with hail. However, there will also be sunny periods. The rains will become more isolated in the west and southwest later in the afternoon. Light breezes from the south turning to the west. Cool, with highs of only 10 to 12 degrees. Showers isolate Thursday night with prolonged clear periods that develop into variable light breezes. Lows of 2 to 5 degrees with some frost on the grass .

“Current indications for Friday suggest that it will be another cool and rainy day with highs of 10 to 12 degrees. However, there is the possibility of some more intense falls of rain and strong winds in the south, but confidence in this scenario it’s low right now. stage. “

And as we move into the weekend, it will remain largely unresolved as it looks like a period of low pressure will ensue.

One forecaster said: “Low pressure is likely to dominate with more downpours or longer periods of rain. Possibility of strong winds out of the east on Saturday.”