Risk of flooding for Cork as yellow rainfall warning comes into effect

The warning has been issued for Cork, Kerry, Galway and Mayo. File picture: Stephen Collins/Collins Photos

A status yellow rainfall warning for the counties of Cork, Kerry, Galway and Mayo is now in effect.

The warning will be in place until midday on Wednesday.

Met Éireann warned: “25 to 40mm expected, higher in mountainous regions.

“Localised flooding will occur.” 

The rest should see some better weather on Tuesday.

A cloudy start with drizzle and mist will clear with brighter conditions in the southwest will extend to most areas by the early afternoon.

Ireland + Atlantic Visible Satellite Animation. The satellite image shows a band of rain moving onto south and west coasts bringing heavy rain later this evening & tonight with the rain spreading across the country overnight. More satellite imagery here. https://t.co/I9iUsvqWtN pic.twitter.com/87EDYDrGzR

— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) November 10, 2020

It will also be relatively ld with temperatures of 11 to 13 degrees.

The forecaster said that rain “will spread countrywide on Tuesday night, with some heavy falls, bringing a risk of localised spot flooding”.

Wednesday will also see rain with Met Éireann predicting it will be “a wet and windy day with a continued risk of localised spot flooding”.

They added that “strong and gusty southerly winds will veer westerly and ease later in the day”.  

However, the rain is set to clear by Wednesday night with Thursday being “a mostly dry day with sunny spells at first” and some cloud later in the day.