"A Status Yellow wind warning was issued for Dublin, Wexford, Wicklow, Meath and Louth. This warning will come into force at 11pm on Tuesday evening and will remain in force until 1pm on Wednesday. A Status Yellow rain warning has been issued for Cork, Waterford, Carlow, Kilkenny, Wexford, Wicklow and Dublin from 11pm on Tuesday until 11pm on Wednesday."
"After historic levels of rainfall in January, February is also poised to threaten new precipitation records with indications Ireland is nationally up to 20pc above normal rainfall averages. The first week of February saw some parts of Ireland receive over 200pc their normal level of rainfall. Areas of Wexford and Wicklow received over 220mm of rainfall in just a fortnight between late January and early February."
""It will be cold on Tuesday with frost and ice lingering at first," she said. "It will prove a dry day for most with sunshine to start but clouds will thicken from the southwest through the day with rain and drizzle gradually spreading across Munster, possibly falling as sleet on high ground with highest temperatures of just 2C to 6C.""
Status Yellow wind warnings were issued for Dublin, Wexford, Wicklow, Meath and Louth from 11pm Tuesday until 1pm Wednesday. Status Yellow rain warnings affect Cork, Waterford, Carlow, Kilkenny, Wexford, Wicklow and Dublin from 11pm Tuesday until 11pm Wednesday. A Status Yellow rain and snow warning covers Donegal, Sligo and Leitrim from 2am until 2pm Wednesday with heavy rain turning to sleet or snow. In the southeast river levels remain high and saturated ground has prompted calls for businesses and homeowners to take precautions. February rainfall is nationally up to 20% above normal with some areas exceeding 200% and localized deep flooding. Weather will remain unsettled with initial frost and ice, then milder overnight temperatures and daytime highs of 2C to 6C.
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