Rain warnings come into effect with Cork and Kerry set to see 'significant' rain

The orange alert will see 'significant rainfall accumulations, especially on high ground, with the highest totals expected in Kerry and West Cork'

The warning comes a day after Storm Bram swept across the country. Picture: Chani Anderson

Cork and Kerry will see significant rainfall on Sunday, with Met Éireann issuing a status orange warning for the two counties.

It is one of three rain warnings that have been issued across the weekend, with the country set for more bad weather just days after Storm Bram hit.

The orange rain alert for the two Munster counties will see "significant rainfall accumulations, especially on high ground, with the highest totals expected in Kerry and West Cork".

It came into effect at 3am on Sunday and remains in place until 6pm.

The expected impacts include significant river and surface water flooding, hazardous travelling conditions, and poor visibility.

Meanwhile, a status yellow rain warning for Cork, Kerry, Clare, Limerick, Donegal, and all of Connacht came into effect at 6pm on Saturday and will remain in place until midnight on Monday.

The forecaster says "spells of heavy rain" are due and that the "flood risk is increased due to high river levels and saturated ground".

The likely impacts include river and surface water flooding, difficult travelling conditions, and poor visibility.

A second status yellow rain warning, with the same impacts, has been issued for Tipperary, Waterford, and Wexford. The warning is currently in place until 3am on Monday.

More generally, it will be wet and blustery across the country on Sunday with "widespread outbreaks of rain, turning heavy at times, especially in the south and west".

Met Éireann has warned that "with high river levels and saturated soils, river and surface water flooding are likely, particularly in the south and west".  

The rain will begin to clear on Sunday night "with clear spells and just isolated showers following from the west".

Monday will see dry spells in many areas, "with just well scattered showers". It will be "mostly dry" on Monday night with long clear breaks developing countrywide. It will also be a cold night with temperatures falling to lows of 0C to 4C. 

Tuesday will be a "mainly dry and sunny day after a cool, crisp start". Isolated showers will be confined to western and northwestern coasts.

However, from Tuesday night, the weather will again begin to turn more unsettled. 

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