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Sam Roberts

Ireland weather: Met Eireann issue urgent warning for one county as miserable conditions hit

Met Eireann have issued an urgent Status Yellow rainfall warning for just one county as miserable conditions are set to hit.

The alert is in place for Wicklow from 6pm on Monday evening until 4am on Tuesday morning.

It reads: "Heavy rain expected this evening and early tonight with the risk of spot flooding, especially on hills and near coasts.".

It comes as a low pressure system looks set to dominate our weather for the remainder of the week with some heavy rain at times.

A Met Eireann forecaster said: "A bright start tomorrow with scattered showers and sunny spells. Becoming mostly dry by afternoon as showers gradually become lighter and more isolated through the day.

"A blustery day with moderate to fresh and gusty northwest winds. Highest temperatures of 13 to 15 degrees.

(ECMWF)

"Generally cloudy on Wednesday with outbreaks of rain and drizzle in the west spreading eastwards across the country through the morning and afternoon.

"The rain will be most persistent over the northern half of the country, where it will occasionally turn heavy. A milder day with highest temperatures of 14 to 17 degrees in moderate southerly winds.

"Another dull day on Thursday with a more persistent band of rain pushing into western coastal counties in the morning and spreading eastwards across the country through the afternoon, turning heavy in places. Warm and humid with highest temperatures of 16 to 19 degrees in moderate to fresh southerly winds."

However there is some better news as we move into the weekend with some more settled conditions set to return, with a high pressure system moving in from the Atlantic.

A forecaster added: "A cloudy day with continued rain and drizzle on Friday, turning heavy at times. Highest temperatures of 15 to 18 degrees in light to moderate southerly winds.

"Current indications suggest that high pressure will build over Ireland through next weekend, bringing more settled conditions."

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