Rainy week ahead with warning in place for four counties

The warning for Clare, Kerry, Galway, and Mayo remains in place until 8pm. The forecaster is warning of localised flooding, difficult travel conditions, and poor visibility in those counties.
Rainy week ahead with warning in place for four counties

Kenneth Fox

Met Éireann is forecasting a largely wet week with a yellow rain warning still in place for four counties.

The warning for Clare, Kerry, Galway, and Mayo remains in place until 8pm. The forecaster is warning of localised flooding, difficult travel conditions, and poor visibility in those counties.

Monday will be dull and blustery with outbreaks of rain, heaviest across the western half of the country, with ongoing potential for localised flooding.

Quite mild with highest temperatures of 13 to 16 degrees in fresh to strong southwest winds.

On Tuesday morning and afternoon, outbreaks of rain will spread northwards across the country.

The rain will clear northeastwards to scattered showers in the evening. Highest temperatures 13 to 16 degrees in moderate to fresh southerly winds, easing later.

Overall, they said it will be unsettled for the rest of the week with frequent spells of wet and blustery weather. Relatively mild and frost-free.

Wednesday will be a wet day with widespread rain, heavy in some western areas.

The rain will ease towards the evening. Becoming breezier with southwest winds increasing moderate to fresh. Highest temperatures of 13 to 16 degrees.

A drier and brighter start to Thursday with sunny spells and just a few lingering patches of drizzle. Turning cloudier through the day with a spell of rain spreading from the Atlantic. Blustery in fresh south to southeast winds with highest temperatures of 11 to 14 degrees.

Further outbreaks of rain are likely on Friday. Highest temperatures of 11 to 15 degrees in moderate to fresh southerly winds.

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