Weather warning: Yellow alert for six western counties

Met Eireann has issued a wind and rain warning for six counties on the western seaboard.

The ‘status yellow’ warning has been issued for Clare, Donegal, Galway, Leitrim, Mayo and Sligo. It will come into effect at 2am tomorrow and will be in place until 2pm in the afternoon.

The meteorological service forecast that the counties will experience wet and windy conditions tonight and tomorrow morning with strong and gusty southerly winds developing.

It added that the heavy rainfall may cause some localised flooding.

A status yellow gale warning has also been issued for all Irish coasts from 4am to 4pm tomorrow and a yellow small craft warning will be in place from 9pm this evening until 7pm on Saturday. 

Mainly dry today with good sunny spells in most places 🌤️
Some cloudy periods too, with the chance of a light shower near coasts ☁️
Afternoon highs of 14-17°C 📈🌡️
Cloud, strengthening winds & rain pushing in from the Atlantic overnight ⚠️
More here 👇https://t.co/9gKN6SVok4 pic.twitter.com/prbYFu4MvF
— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) September 29, 2022

As for the impending weekend, Friday will indeed kick off in wet and windy fashion as widespread outbreaks of heavy rain and some "squally downpours" take hold. Spot flooding is possible.

The rain should clear eastwards into the Irish Sea by the afternoon, with sunny spells and showers to follow from the west. Highest daytime temperatures of 14 to 17 degrees are forecast, dropping to 9 to 12 in the evening.

According to Met Éireann, Saturday should be "a beautiful day for many." On the other hand, there will soon be clouds, rain, and sunshine. Maximum daytime temperatures of 13 to 16 degrees are anticipated, with evening lows of 6 to 10 degrees.

It appears that Sunday will be mostly dry, with sunny intervals and only a few showers. During the day, highs of 13 to 16 degrees are predicted, and by nighttime, lows of 6 to 10 degrees are anticipated once more.