Met Éireann has issued a new rainfall warning this afternoon.

The Status Yellow warning has predicted up to 35mm of rainfall for Connacht, Donegal, Clare, Cork, Kerry and Limerick.

Europe at 1300 UTC from Meteosat. For weather warnings, see your national met office and http://t.co/WY6Bb34Dpj pic.twitter.com/hsHWjpHI96

— EUMETSAT (@eumetsat) January 14, 2015

The warning is valid until 6pm tomorrow. A similar warning was issued this morning, valid until 11pm tonight.

Two previous weather warnings, both issued just before 4pm yesterday, remain in effect.

Wet & windy weather getting into the west now #StormRachel radar view here http://t.co/p34S2S8KdO pic.twitter.com/e8WWToRSBO

— TheWeatherOutlook (@TWOweather) January 14, 2015

An Orange Wind Warning predicted southerly winds, gusting up to 130 km/h in Wexford, Donegal, Galway, Leitrim, Mayo, Sligo, Clare, Cork, Kerry, Limerick and Waterford.

A Yellow Wind Warning for the rest of the country forecast gusts of up 110 km/h.