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15th Nov 2015

Met Éireann warns of up to 60mm of rainfall in some areas today

Grab a brolly or a good jacket if you're venturing out

Alan Loughnane

Grab a brolly or a good jacket if you’re venturing out…

It will only take one look out the window to let you know that it’s a fairly sh*tty day so far and the rest of it doesn’t look like getting much better especially if you live in the west of the country.

Heavy rainfall has struck the west and north west of the country bringing flooding and disruption to areas with Donegal in particular being affected.

Met Éireann has warned that there may be up to 60mm in some areas across Galway, Mayo, Donegal and Sligo today.

The rain will turn from showers to persistent rain as it spreads eastwards this afternoon across the country.

Highest temperatures will be 13C to 15C with fresh to strong southwest winds.

As heavy winds and rain battered the country last night, a number of homes were left without power with around 1,400 homes affected in Carrickmines in Dublin and other parts of the country suffering from similar disruptions.

Gardaí have warned people of dangerous conditions on the roads and urged road users to be wary of surface water when travelling.

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