Met Eireann has issued a number of weather warnings ahead of what’s forecast to be a very wet and windy week.
A Status Orange alert for rain is in place for Cork, Tipperary, Waterford and Kilkenny until 5pm, with the national forecaster saying: “Intense rain this afternoon (Monday) will lead to some flooding.”
A separate Status Yellow rain alert is in place for the entire country until midnight, with the meteorological service warning: “Heavy rain on Monday (Halloween) will lead to localised flooding and some disruption.”
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The horror forecast is only going to get worse as the week goes on, as another Status Orange warning has been issued for Wednesday.
The rare double alert for both wind and rain has been issued two days in advance. It affects the entire country, beginning at 4am and lasting until 9pm.
Met Eireann said: “Very windy on Wednesday with widespread gales: southerly veering westerly. Some severe and damaging gusts may occur. Potential for localised wave overtopping along Atlantic coasts. A spell of heavy rain will occur, leading to flooding in places.”
The weather warnings come as an unsettled week of weather is forecast.
Trick or treaters will need to wrap up on Halloween night, with heavy and thundery downpours likely at times.
The overall forecast for Halloween reads: “Heavy and possibly thundery outbreaks of rain will extend eastwards this afternoon. Intense falls will in particular affect the south and south midlands with some flooding and disruption likely. Whilst drier weather will gradually develop in western areas, rain will linger elsewhere. Highest temperatures of 11C to 16C, mildest early in the east. Winds will be mostly light variable inland, fresher along south and east coasts for a time though.
“Rather misty in parts tonight with heavy rain in eastern counties clearing into the Irish Sea. Scattered showers will follow overnight along with freshening southerly winds. Colder than recent nights with lowest temperatures of 4C and 8C.”
There’s set to be a slight weather improvement on Tuesday, before stormy conditions take hold on Wednesday.
Talking about Wednesday’s weather, the national forecaster said: “It will be a wet and potentially very windy start to Wednesday however the rain will clear to sunny spells and scattered blustery showers by afternoon, with the showers mostly becoming confined to western coasts by evening. Highest temperatures of 11C to 14C in fresh to near gale and very gusty southwest winds.
“While it will be a dry and mostly clear night in the east, showers will continue to affect western coasts, pushing in over the western half of the country by morning. Lowest temperatures of 5C to 10C, while southwest winds will moderate towards morning.”
Looking ahead to the rest of the week, the meteorological service said: “Unsettled with spells of wet and blustery, or windy weather, there will be a continued risk of flooding after a wet couple of weeks. Temperatures will fall back closer to average, noticeably cooler at night, however frost is not anticipated.”
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