Overview
- The alert now covers Cork, Kerry, Waterford, Wexford, Carlow, Kilkenny and Wicklow from midnight to 6pm on Tuesday.
- Persistent, heavy rain is expected to bring localised flooding, poor visibility and difficult travel conditions in affected areas.
- Rain will develop in the southwest overnight and spread northwards on Tuesday before gradually clearing north later in the day.
- Strong winds are forecast along the southeast and east coasts on Tuesday, with temperatures of 11–14C after overnight lows of 1–7C.
- Met Éireann, including meteorologist Gerry Murphy, signals a relatively mild but unsettled week with the potential for further rainfall warnings.