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Met Eireann Ireland weather forecast as urgent double warning issued with wild conditions hitting

Met Eireann has issued an urgent double weather warning as wild conditions are set to hit Ireland today.

A status yellow, wind and rain warning is in place for Clare, Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Waterford, Donegal, Galway, Leitrim, Mayo, Sligo, Wexford until 10pm tonight.

Met Eireann describe the weather conditions hitting as "unseasonably wet and windy".

They added: "Southwesterly winds, veering northerly through Monday will reach mean speeds of 50 to 65 km/h with gusts up to 100 km/h, particularly in coastal areas and on higher ground.

"Heavy rain in conjunction with the wind will lead to spot flooding with a risk of wave overtopping in coastal areas."

Here's what they're saying for the next few days after this alert:

Today: "A wet and windy start with a band of heavy rain bringing the risk of spot flooding. The rain will break up into showers through the afternoon, with some sunny spells developing. Fresh to strong and gusty southerly winds will veer westerly by afternoon, and the winds will continue strong throughout the day. Highs of just 11 or 12 degrees."

Tonight: "Staying rather breezy tonight and becoming mainly dry with clear spells. There will be a few scattered showers too. Lowest temperatures of 4 to 6 degrees in fresh northwesterly winds, remaining strong near the coast."

Tomorrow: "A cool blustery day with a mix of sunny spells and scattered showers. Some of the showers will be heavy with the slight risk of hail. Highs of just 10 or 11 degrees, in fresh and gusty northwesterly winds."

Tuesday night: "Showers will become confined mainly to the north and west on Tuesday night with long clear spells developing generally. Cold with lows of -1 to +2 degrees, with a touch of frost developing in light to moderate northwesterly winds."

Wednesday: "Another cool day with a mix of sunny spells and scattered showers. Again the showers will be heavy at times with the risk of hail and isolated thunderstorms, especially over the northern half of the country. Some showers may fall as sleet over high ground in the north and east. Highs of just 8 to 12 degrees, coldest in Ulster, in light to moderate northerly winds. Very cold on Wednesday night with lows of -3 to +1 degrees, with frost developing."

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