Met Eireann is warning some parts of the country could experience up to four times the normal amount of rain over the next week.
Met Eireann's farming forecast says"the week ahead will be unsettled with frequent showers and rain, and some heavy downpours at times."As a result, rainfall amounts will largely be between two and four times higher than normal, with the wettest conditions expected in the west and southwest."
Farmers have said they want supports from the Government due to the amount of rain over the last few months preventing them from planting crops. This mornings weather models continue to show nasty looking storm for Saturday with strong gusts and heavy showers hitting Ireland. Some differences on weather models but all show it hitting Ireland and packing a punch."The weather models are showing a deepening low pressure system is expected to track up from the south of Ireland Friday into Saturday.
"The exact details of the track remain a little bit uncertain, but the weather models show this developing into quite a nasty storm."
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