A status yellow rain warning issued for Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Clare and Galway on Sunday morning
Met Éireann is forecasting rain and drizzle for the southwest of the country on Sunday morning, with showers expected to 'spread slowly north-eastward through the day'. Photograph: Tom Honan for The Irish Times.With heavy rain expected throughout the day and into Sunday evening, the forecaster has warned of the potential for localised flooding, poor visibility and difficult travelling conditions in the affected counties.
Highest temperatures nationwide will straddle between 7 and 11 degrees, with light to moderate westerly winds “becoming southerly and freshening”. Temperatures will remain between 4 and 6 degrees in the south and southwest, but may reach 8 degrees elsewhere. Showers are expected to give way in the evening, with the chance of “a few bright spells” in the west and south.
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