18mm rain today & still a lot more forecast for Sunday night..........................!

This was the current rainfall radar picture this evening at 19.15.
There was steady rain throughout the catchment
especially in the afternoon & early evening.
I recorded 18mm here at the Lodge up to 21.00 & there was 17mm in Mallow.
The river is up about 5cm (2") on most gauges at 22.00 this evening
with a slow steady rise which should continue into the night.

The Met Eireann Five Day forecast is consistently showing heavy rain from late Sunday evening which - if it is correct - should produce a much bigger rise.


Following the 18mm of rain here, the Ballyduff gauge has risen
from 0.05 to 0.10m by 21.00.

Prospects
The river has been so low for so long that it needs a really good flushout.
When it does rise it will probably get dirty & have a lot of weed coming down.
The higher it rises the faster it'll clear.
I suspect that tomorrow will see a small but dirty flood & that the real flushout will come after Sunday night's rain.
Let's hope that that will fine off to give us good water conditions from mid-week on.

Availability
No problem for availability of accommodation & fishing
for the remainder of the season.