Met Éireann has issued a Status Yellow rainfall warning for Donegal, advising locals to expect heavy rain with the potential of surface and river flooding.
Issued as of this morning, the warning is due to remain in place until 3pm tomorrow afternoon. It reads:
“Heavy rain at times during the period. Potential for surface and river flooding.”
Status Yellow – Rainfall 🌧️warning for Donegal
Heavy rain at times during the period. Potential for surface and river flooding.
Valid: 15:00 Friday 12/03/2021 to 15:00 Saturday 13/03/2021 pic.twitter.com/lKwd5HC7vn
— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) March 12, 2021
A Status Yellow gale warning is also in place on all Irish Coastal Waters and the Irish Sea, with forecasters predicting that southwest winds will reach strong gale force 8 or 9 at times.
As for the rest of the day’s outlook, here’s what the Met Éireann website has to say on the matter:
“Sunny spells and scattered blustery showers, some of them heavy with hail and a risk of isolated thunderstorms. Cloud will increase this afternoon and the showers will merge to longer spells of rain in western counties, before extending eastwards over the country this evening. Cool, with highs of 5 to 9 degrees in moderate to fresh and gusty southwesterly winds, strengthening near western and southern coasts later.”
Conditions will be windy overnight with bands of rain and wintry showers expected. The risk of hail and isolated thunderstorms will also persist with temperatures dropping to 0 degrees in parts.
