A heavy rainfall warning has been issued for 11 counties across Ireland and is set to run for 24 hours.
Met Éireann has issued a status yellow warning for the province of Connacht as well as counties Cavan, Longford, Louth, Meath, Monaghan and Westmeath.
The warning will come into force from 9pm this evening and remain in place until the same time on Tuesday evening.
The forecaster said accumulations of 30 to 50 millimetres are expected, with higher amounts in mountainous areas.
The rainfall will bring a risk of some river and localised flooding.
Here is the latest cloud and rainfall forecast from our HARMONIE weather model. It covers the period from now until 06:00 on Wednesday.
More weather forecast information for the coming days and outlook period can be found here: https://t.co/9gKN6SVok4 pic.twitter.com/03kCPHdflq— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) January 18, 2021
Prior to the rainfall warning, the forecaster has said Monday will be cloudy or overcast with outbreaks of rain and drizzle.
It said rain will become heavier and more persistent from the south-west in the evening.
Temperatures will see highs of seven to ten degrees Celsius in the south, while it will be colder further north with highs of four to six degrees Celsius.
