A status yellow weather warning has been issued by Met Éireann with 21 counties set to be battered with heavy rain and thunderstorms on Monday.
On Monday morning at around 10am, the national forecaster announced that a status yellow thunderstorm and rainfall warning was issued for counties all around the country, with Met Éireann adding that: “'heavy showers with thunderstorms likely.”
Alongside the status yellow warning, Met Éireann urged people to be aware that there would be some possible impacts of the adverse weather, including, Spot flooding, poor visibility and difficult travelling conditions.
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The warning, which is valid from midday on Monday until 10pm on Monday night, is in place for Cavan, Monaghan, Clare, Limerick, Tipperary, Dublin, Kildare, Laois, Longford, Louth, Meath, Offaly, Westmeath, Galway and Roscommon.
Meanwhile, a UK Met Office Yellow Thunderstorm weather warning is also in place for all six counties in Northern Ireland: Antrim, Armagh, Down, Fermanagh, Tyrone and Derry - bringing the total number of counties under a status yellow warning to 21.
This warning is valid from 1pm until 8pm. Issuing the warning, the Met Office said: "Heavy showers and thunderstorms perhaps causing some localised flooding and disruption."
In a post on its website, Met Éireann meteorologist Siobhán Ryan explained that a yellow weather warning, such as the one in place today, means that although people are advised to take preventative action, there is no immediate risk to the population.
“A status yellow weather alert is given to warn those at risk from certain weather because of their location and/or their activity,” Siobhán explained.
“It advises these people to take preventative action. Expected weather conditions in a status yellow alert do not pose an immediate risk to the general population.”
Meanwhile, in its daily forecast posted on Monday morning, Met Éireann said that Monday will be a showery day with misty conditions in places too.
Scattered showers in the morning will become more widespread in the afternoon and evening, some turning heavy with thunderstorms and localised flooding possible, however, showers will become fewer in the evening, except for the south and west coasts.
Overall, throughout the week it will be relatively warm with light breezes, however, the weather will also be unsettled with further thunderstorms during the first half of the week bringing localised flooding.
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