A Status Yellow rain warning has been issued for ten counties across Ireland, just one day after the country experienced the highest temperatures recorded so far this year. The warning comes as a stark contrast to yesterday’s summer-like conditions, when temperatures peaked at 18.8 degrees Celsius at Shannon Airport.
The weather alert will take effect from 2pm today, covering all of Munster province along with counties Carlow, Galway, Kilkenny, and Wexford. Met Éireann has warned that heavy rainfall and potential thundery downpours could lead to spot flooding in affected areas. The warning will remain in place until 2pm tomorrow.
Most of Ireland will experience significant rainfall today, despite a relatively dry morning with some sunny spells. Showers and longer rain spells will begin in the southeast around lunchtime before spreading northwestward across the entire country throughout the afternoon and evening. Temperatures will reach between 11 and 15 degrees Celsius.
The wet conditions are expected to continue through the weekend. Tonight will be cloudy with ongoing rainfall, particularly in western regions, with temperatures dropping to between 4 and 9 degrees Celsius overnight.
Saturday will start cloudy nationwide with potentially heavy rain at times. Eastern areas will see temperatures between 9 and 13 degrees Celsius, while western regions will experience cooler conditions between 6 and 8 degrees. Saturday night will bring more showers, though these will gradually become lighter and more scattered.
Sunday will initially bring more rain, but conditions will improve from the west as the day progresses, with drier weather and sunny spells developing. The east will remain mostly cloudy throughout the day, with temperatures between 8 and 11 degrees Celsius.
According to Met Éireann’s forecast, Monday will offer a reprieve with a mainly dry start to the week, before light rain returns on Tuesday.