Ireland weather: February off to cold and wet start with Met Eireann weather warnings in place
February is off to a cold and wet start, with five counties under a weather warning for 18 hours - leading to possible flooding.A Status Yellow - Rain warning will come into effect for Carlow, Kilkenny, Wexford, Cork, and Waterford at 6pm and will remain in place until 12pm on Tuesday.Met Éireann forecasters said further heavy rain falling on saturated ground combined with high river levels and high tides will lead to localised flooding, river flooding and difficult travel conditions in these counties.Alan O'Reilly from Carlow Weather said that rain would fall in the south this afternoon after an icy start to the day, but current models suggest less rain than initially expected to fall, but more than 20mm is still possible near the south and east coast.He wrote: "Cloud increasing from South but an icy start for some areas still below 2C. Rain will push into south later this afternoon but good news is weather models have eased back a little on the amount of rain to fall. Still over 20mm near south and east coast."Weather boffins say February will kick off with low pressure continuing to dominate, bringing further spells of rain and showers over the week. Here is Met Éireann’s Irish weather forecast for the week ahead:MondayMonday will be cloudy but dry for most. Outbreaks of rain will move into parts of the southwest through the afternoon and evening, with heavy falls at times later. Given saturated soils and high river levels, any additional rainfall may lead to flooding. Highest temperatures of 5C to 9C in moderate to fresh easterly winds.Monday night will be wet with outbreaks of rain in Munster and south Leinster, turning heavy at times. Cloudy with isolated patches of rain and drizzle elsewhere. Lowest temperatures of 3C to 7C with moderate to fresh, occasionally strong, easterly winds.TuesdayMostly cloudy with outbreaks of rain or drizzle in the south slowly moving northwards and becoming more widespread. Highest temperatures of 5C to 10C, with moderate to fresh easterly winds.Tuesday night will be cloudy with scattered patches of rain and drizzle continuing. Lowest temperatures of 1C to 5C, with light to moderate easterly winds.WednesdayAnother cloudy day with outbreaks of rain and drizzle. Highest temperatures of 6C to 10C, with light to moderate easterly winds.ThursdayLikely continuing cloudy with further outbreaks of rain. Highest temperatures of 6C to 10C, with moderate to fresh easterly winds.Further outlookCurrent indications show a continuation of unsettled weather with further spells of rain and showers.Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest news from the Irish Mirror direct to your inbox: Sign up here.
