Orange and yellow weather alerts on the way as wet conditions persist
Muireann Duffy
Three warnings have been issued for rain as wet conditions which brought severe flooding to parts of the country earlier this week look set to continue.
An orange rain warning has been put in place for Kilkenny, Wexford and Waterford from 4am on Monday, lasting until 4am on Tuesday.
Met Éireann warned the heavy and persistent rain with thundery downpours will likely bring flooding, poor visibility and dangerous travel conditions.
Status Orange - Rain warning for Kilkenny, Wexford, Waterford
Heavy & persistent rain with thundery downpours possible🌧️⛈️
Impacts:
• Flooding
• Dangerous travel conditions
• Poor visibility
Valid: 04:00 Monday 23/10/2023 to 04:00 Tuesday 24/10/2023 pic.twitter.com/PlnHBi9lcz— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) October 22, 2023
Elsewhere, a yellow warning for Clare, Limerick, Cork, Kerry, Tipperary and Galway will take effect from 6pm on Sunday, and will remain in place until 6pm on Monday.
There will again be a risk of localised flooding, particularly in areas which are already waterlogged from heavy rain which fell during Storm Babet.
Finally, a similar yellow alert for rain will also cover Carlow, Kildare, Laois, Longford, Offaly, Westmeath, Wicklow and Roscommon from 4am on Monday to 4am on Tuesday.
The forecaster said counties covered by the yellow alerts will see heavy rain at times, with possible thunder.
