Mayo set for further windy weather following storms over the weekend

Mayo set for further windy weather following storms over the weekend

A status yellow wind warning has been issued for Mayo on Monday. 

Met Éireann has issued a further weather warning to Mayo following a wet and windy Bank Holiday weekend.

A Status Yellow wind warning has been issued for Mayo from 5pm on Monday until 11.59pm.

Met Éireann has warned of difficult travelling conditions, fallen trees and branches, and loose objects displaced. 

The warning also affects Carlow, Clare, Cork, Donegal, Galway, Kerry, Kilkenny, Waterford, Wexford, and Wicklow.

Monday will be wet and breezy with widespread rain and drizzle along with moderate to fresh and gusty south to southeast winds, stronger in western and southern coastal counties. 

The rain will clear for a time from Munster, Leinster and east Ulster this morning before returning again later this afternoon and evening. Localised flooding is possible, particularly in the southwest. Windier later with fresh to strong and gusty southerly winds, reaching gale force on western coasts this afternoon and on southern coasts this evening.

Mild, with highest temperatures of 14 to 17 degrees.

Tonight will be windy and wet with strong to near gale force and gusty south to southwest winds and gales on southern coasts. 

Rain will clear northeastwards early on tonight with blustery, occasionally heavy showers following in behind with the odd thunderstorm too.

Tuesday will be a blustery day with mostly moderate to fresh west to southwest winds, strong on western and southern coasts. 

There will be a mix of sunshine and scattered showers, some turning heavy with a chance of isolated thunderstorms and hail. Feeling fresher, with highest afternoon temperatures of eight to 12 degrees.

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