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.
Aft will continue mild/windy with outbreaks of rain/dzl Rain wlll bec more persistent in the W this aft and will spread E. High 13 to 15
— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) November 15, 2015
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.
Still wet and windy, with lots of surface water. Please exercise caution if you're on the roads today folks.
— An Garda Síochána (@GardaTraffic) November 15, 2015
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