Storm Chandra: Weather warnings issued for more than a dozen counties as heavy rain and strong winds forecast
Heavy rain and strong winds can be expected as Storm Chandra hits Ireland over the next 24 hoursStatus Yellow rain warning in place for six counties Status Yellow wind warning for 13 countiesMarine warning for small crafts on all coasts of Ireland
Met Éireann have issued weather warnings for six counties, saying bands of rain with Storm Chandra will be “heavy and persistent”. Status Yellow rain warnings for Carlow, Kilkenny, Louth, Wexford, Wicklow and Waterford will come into effect at midnight tonight and remain in place for almost 24 hours, ending at 11pm, Tuesday. Forecasters have also issued Status Yellow wind warnings for Cork, Kerry, Waterford, Dublin, Louth, Wexford, Kilkenny, Wicklow, Carlow, Meath, Kildare, Monaghan and Cavan. The warnings will be in effect from 5am on Tuesday, until 11pm on Tuesday. Met Éireann have warned of hazardous travelling conditions with a possibility of fallen trees and loose debris and wave over-toppping. Forecasters have warned of localised flooding, especially where the ground is already saturated from recent rainfall, river flooding and difficult travel conditions. Forecasters have also issued Status Yellow wind warnings for Cork, Kerry, Waterford, Dublin, Louth, Wexford, Wicklow. The warnings will be in effect from 5am on Tuesday, until 11pm on Tuesday. Met Éireann have forecast winds to be “very strong and gusty” particularly at coasts and exposed areas. Overall, forecasters have reported a wet and breezy start to the week.7-Day Weather Forecast: January 26th to February 1stShowers are expected to clear along the west and southwest on Monday afternoon, remaining dull and wet elsewhere.Patchy rain will continue into the night, particularly in the north and east of the country, with fog and mist expected to form in other parts of the country.Temperatures will reach lows of zero to five degrees, with strong and gusty winds developing on the coasts. Similarly unsettled conditions are expected on Tuesday morning, with heavy rain forecasted and a possibility of wintry conditions in the north and northwest of the country.Near gale and gusty easterly winds will be strongest near eastern and southern coasts, with highest temperatures expected to sit between five to nine degrees.Winds will gradually ease on Tuesday night, and the showers will become scattered with longer clear breaks developing.Wednesday is expected to bring some early bright spells in the north but overall, cloudy skies and further showers will move up from the south of the country.Some clearer drier breaks may develop in some part on Wednesdays, with lowest temperatures of between three and six degrees.Met Éireann’s Paul Moore said total rainfall for the month of January, as compared to the 1991-2020 long-term averages, are mixed across the country."It has been quite dry in the north and west, but wet in the south and east,” Mr Moore told the Irish Independent.“A number of stations in the south and east have already seen over 100pc of the expected total rainfall for January, with a lot of the rain falling in the last week.“[The percentages] of total January rainfall ranges from 53pc (65.6 mm) in Athenry, Co Galway to 134pc (136 mm) in Johnstown Castle, Co Wexford.“Other stations that have already seen over 100pc of their average January rainfall are Phoenix Park (115pc), Oak Park, Co Carlow (108pc), Dublin Airport (128pc), Roches Point, Co Cork (133pc), Casement, Co Dublin (119pc) and Cork Airport (112pc)."These figures are up to and including Sunday, January 25.”
