Met Éireann issues weather warning for three counties

The alert warns of potential "spot flooding".

Update: 5.15pm, 25 June. Met Éireann's Status Yellow rain warning for Galway and Mayo has been extended to also include Kerry. The update was issued just before 5pm on Saturday and is currently valid for the three counties until midnight. https://twitter.com/MetEireann/status/1540726182605250572 --end of update-- Met Éireann has issued a Status Yellow rain warning for Galway and Mayo. Published on Saturday morning, the alert is currently in effect and will last until midnight. "Further heavy showers or longer spells of rain may lead to spot flooding in places," it reads. On Friday night, Met Éireann issued a rain and thunderstorm warning which applied to 15 counties - including the provinces of Connacht and Munster, as well as Kildare, Laois, Offaly and Westmeath. Originally scheduled to be in place until 6pm on Saturday, it appears to have been replaced with the new Galway and Mayo warning. https://twitter.com/MetEireann/status/1540659204276555778 Meanwhile, Met Éireann's national forecast states that there will be showers or longer spells of rain over the western half of the country on Saturday afternoon. Some of these will be heavy with an isolated thundery burst of hail possible. Elsewhere though, showers will be more isolated with the best of any sunny breaks in the east and southeast. Highest temperatures will range from 11 to 17 degrees in a moderate to fresh and gusty wind that will be strong at times along coasts. As for Saturday night, there will be further showers or longer spells of rain, some of which will be heavy at times. The forecast then states that Sunday will see scattered showers occurring throughout the day. Again, some of the showers will be heavy with an isolated thundery shower possible. Like Saturday, the best of the sunny spells will be in the east and southeast as highest temperatures range from 13 to 17 degrees in a moderate to fresh and gusty wind.