STATUS YELLOW ALERT: Spot flooding and gale-force winds expected in Waterford

Met Éireann has issued a Status Yellow weather warning for Waterford. 

According to the meteorological service, spells of rain overnight and on Tuesday (January 10) will be heavy at times leading to spot flooding. 

The alert - which is in place from 3am to 3pm on Tuesday - covers Waterford, Galway and the wider Munster area. 

A Status Yellow gale warning is also in place for all coasts of Ireland and on the Irish Sea from 12am to 6pm on Tuesday. 

Southerly winds will reach gale force 8 at times on all Irish coastal waters.