Westmeath status yellow weather warning
Westmeath is one 18 counties issued with a Status Yellow weather warnings for wind, rain and snow, as Met Éireann warn of difficult travel conditions and possible flooding.
A Status Yellow rainfall warning remains in effect for Cavan, Monaghan, Cork, Tipperary and Waterford, as well as all of Leinster, until 11pm tonight.
Met Éireann has warned that rain falling on already saturated ground combined with high river levels will lead to flooding in some areas, with poor visibility leading to difficult travel conditions,
A Status Yellow wind warning is also in effect for Wexford, Wicklow, Dublin, Meath and Louth, until 1pm.
The forecaster has said strong and gusty winds combined with high tides could lead to fallen trees and wave overtopping.
In the northwest, a Status Yellow Rain/Snow warning came into effect for Donegal overnight, and will remain in place until 2pm.
Met Éireann data shows that the Mullingar station has already passed last year's rainfall figures with ten days left in the month. February 2025 saw 60.6 millilitres of rainfall in Mullingar, but the figures up to yesterday indicated that 89.9 millilitres have fallen so far this month.
Today will be wet and breezy today with widespread outbreaks of rain, heavy at times, possibly falling as sleet or snow for a time in the northwest. The rain will gradually become confined to the eastern half of the country during the afternoon with scattered showers following to western areas. The combination of heavy rain and saturated ground, together with strong onshore winds coinciding with high tides, may cause river and coastal flooding. Highest temperatures of just 2 to 5 degrees in the north and northeast, but 6 to 10 degrees elsewhere. There'll be fresh and gusty southeast winds, reaching strong to gale force on northern and eastern coasts.
Tonight will be mostly cloudy with drier conditions further east and scattered showers or more persistent spells of rain further west. Lowest temperatures of 0 to 5 degrees generally, perhaps a little milder in the southwest, with light to moderate variable winds, increasing fresh to strong in the southwest.
Tomorrow will start off mostly cloudy. Scattered showers or more persistent spells of rain will move northeastwards across the country with drier and brighter conditions following from the southwest. Highest temperatures of 5 to 10 degrees, coolest in the north and mildest in the southwest, with moderate to fresh and occasionally strong northwest winds spreading from the southwest, but staying mainly light to moderate and variable in the northeast.