Status Yellow rain warnings for four counties as wind alert also in place for four counties

"Two rain warnings for counties Cork and Kerry kicked in at 11am today and will run until 8pm tonight. A second rain warning is also valid for counties Galway and Mayo between noon and 8pm. Met Éireann warns that both alerts bring the threat of localised flooding and difficult travelling conditions. A separate wind warning is also in place for four counties: Cork, Kerry, Waterford and Wexford from 11am this morning until 11pm tonight."

"Starting with this morning, it is largely dry but rainfall is building from the southwest. Highest temperatures of 13C or 14C with gale force winds on the coast. Any rain tonight is expected to clear northeastwards, leaving clear spells with only scattered showers and temperatures of 11C to 12C. Tomorrow will be mainly dry before rain moves in from the southwest with the odd sunny spell developing. Highest temperatures of 13C and 14C."

Rain warnings cover Cork and Kerry from 11am to 8pm, and Galway and Mayo from noon to 8pm, with a threat of localised flooding and difficult travelling conditions. A wind warning applies to Cork, Kerry, Waterford and Wexford from 11am to 11pm. The UK Met Office issued a yellow wind alert for six Northern Ireland counties from 1pm to 11pm. Today starts largely dry with rain building from the southwest, highs of 13–14C and gale-force coastal winds. Rain clears northeastwards tonight. Rain returns through the weekend with variable temperatures and an unsettled, wetter-than-normal week expected.

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