It’s not looking well.
After Met Éireann recently issued a status yellow rainfall warning for Galway, Mayo, Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal, they’ve provided a new update on ex tropical Storm Helene.
At present, separate depressions in the Atlantic are thought to be heading towards Ireland and they’re predicted to arrive in the next few days.
On this note, the Irish meteorological service have provided an update which states that the arrival of Helene will coincide with “a very active period of weather this week.”
With regards to the immediate conditions, we’re told that “the rest of today will be windy, but winds will moderate away from the south and east coast tonight. The rain today will be heaviest in western and northwestern areas, where warnings are in places.”
Take caution if you’re on the roads though because “intense bursts of rain may bring some spot flooding tonight. But most will clear by early Tuesday morning.”
The remainder of the week will see “a very active period of weather” and this is mainly due to “an assembly line of low pressure systems swinging close to our shores, bringing strong winds and heavy rain at times.”
On a rather ominous note, the recent update concludes by saying “there is potential that wind or rainfall warnings will be required in at least some parts of the country over the next few days associated with these Atlantic low pressure systems.”
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