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Irish Mirror
National
David Kent

Ireland weather: Met Eireann's 'damaging' double yellow warning for Monday as wind and rain to batter country

Met Eireann have kicked off the week of weather with not one but two status yellow alerts.

The entire country is under a weather advisory for the entire week, with ran and gales to cause major issues around the coast and on roads across the island.

However, they've now added to that with two yellow alerts, including one issued just after 5am on Monday morning.

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Both warnings are in place until 9pm on Monday.

The first is for wind and was issued on Sunday evening for Cork, Kerry, Waterford, Wexford and Wicklow.

It reads: "A spell of very strong and gusty southerly winds will track eastwards on Monday. Damaging gusts of up to 110 km/h are possible.

To add to that, a status yellow alert for rain is also in place for Galway and Kerry.

It reads: "Spells of heavy rain at times today may lead to localised flooding. Highest rainfall amounts in mountainous areas."

The overall forecast for Monday itself makes for fairly grim reading.

Met Éireann's most recent predicton, made shortly before 5am on Monday, reads: "This morning will be cloudy and breezy with outbreaks of rain, heavy at times, especially in the southwest.

"This afternoon and evening, more rain will spread eastwards across the country with localised flooding possible. It will become windy also with strong, gusty southerly winds, strongest in the south and southeast. Highest temperatures of 11 to 15C

"Early tonight, rain will gradually clear eastwards with showers following from the west, some heavy. Southerly winds will ease as the rain clears and will be moderate to fresh in strength. Lowest temperatures of 5 to 9C"

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