A major change in weather conditions is on the way as Met Eireann issue two new weather warnings affecting many counties across Ireland.
We’ll be swapping out the ice, snow and low temperatures for a few days of heavy rain and windy weather as temperatures begin to rise - as high as 15C in some areas.
There is a status yellow rain warning in place from this evening for Cork, Kerry, Waterford, Galway, and Mayo which will be valid until 12:30 pm on Monday afternoon.
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The Irish forecaster is warning these regions of “heavy rain at times tonight (Sunday) and on Monday morning with spot flooding possible. Highest amounts in coastal and mountainous areas.”
Then from 8:00 am on Monday morning, there is a second status yellow warning in place for wind. This warning affects Carlow, Kilkenny, Wexford, and Waterford and will remain in place until 12:00 pm on December 19.
As for the general forecast for this evening and early tonight, it looks as if showery rain will develop in the west and southwest and will spread eastwards overnight.
Rain will be heaviest in western and southern counties with spot flooding possible but it will be mild with lowest temperatures of 10 to 13 degrees and fresh southerly winds - strong at times in the south.
Monday will be mostly cloudy with outbreaks of rain, heaviest across southern and western counties with spot flooding possible.
It will still be mild with highest temperatures of 11 to 13 degrees but it will become colder in the afternoon as the rain clears.
It’s due to be quite windy also, especially in the southeast, with fresh to strong south to southwest winds.
It’ll be another windy day on Tuesday with sunny spells and showers - most frequent across Atlantic counties, some heavy with hail.
Highest temperatures of 7 to 9 degrees are expected in fresh to strong and gusty southwest winds.
Wednesday will be a breezy day with sunny spells and scattered showers, most of the showers will occur in the morning and highest temperatures will generally range from 7 to 10 degrees.
Rain will clear to scattered showers and sunny spells on Thursday, with highest temperatures of 10 to 12 degrees, with light to moderate southerly winds backing southwesterly.
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