RAIN is battering down on Ireland, with experts warning there is “plenty more to come” and Met Eireann issuing new warnings for 25 counties.
Carlow Weather‘s Alan O’Reilly revealed that there will be some very “torrential downpours” this afternoon – as Met Eireann has warned some alerts will remain in place until 9pm this evening.
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A Status Yellow rain alert was put in place for Cavan, Donegal, Monaghan, Roscommon and Sligo from 11am this morning until 9pm tonight.
There is also a status yellow rain warning for Leinster and Waterford.
It kicked in just before 11am today and will last until 6pm this evening.
Met Eireann warned all counties under the warnings to brace for heavy rain and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.
Localised flooding, poor visibility and difficult travelling conditions have all be outlined as possible impacts of the weather.
The UK Met Office has also issued a Status Yellow alert for Antrim, Armagh, Down, Fermanagh, Tyrone and Derry.
This is in place since at 6am this morning and will last until 9pm tonight.
Alan O’Reilly from Carlow Weather said: “The thunderstorm warnings have been replaced with rainfall warnings with plenty more rain to come this afternoon.”
Met Eireann‘s forecast confirmed that heavy showers will develop across north areas of the country, some of them heavy with localised flooding and scattered thunderstorms.
Meteorologist Matthew Martin said: “We have some warm and humid air moving up from the Bay of Biscay today. That’s going to bring plenty of rain and showers and possibly some thunderstorms also.
“And there is a Status Yellow warning in operation for many counties today, with a shot of some heavy downpours bringing some localised flooding.
“So do keep a close eye for updates on those warnings as the day progresses.”
He continued: “So for today, our breaths of rain and possibly a few embedded thunderstorms will push north over Ireland.
“A mix of bright spells and showers will then follow from the south later this afternoon and evening.
LOCALISED FLOODING
“But the rain is going to linger in Ulster until night fog. So the potential for some localised surface flooding with all that rain.”
Today is set to be a humid day with temperatures ranging between 16C to 21C with moderate southeast winds.
And the weather expert confirmed that scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms are possible tonight.
Lowest temperatures will range from 10C to 15C.
Showery rain will clear to the north early on tomorrow with a mix of sunshine and highest temperatures of 17C to 21C.
A few heavy or thundery downpours may develop in the south and southwest in the afternoon and evening.
‘MUCH WARMER’
Saturday will be another showery day with sunshine and the chance of a few thunderstorms once again.
Highest temperatures of 16C to 20C in generally light westerly or variable winds.
Sunday will be rather cloudy for a time with a few light showers spreading from the west – but it will become sunnier later in the day with highs of 15C to 18C.
It will be mostly dry on Sunday night with just a few showers in the northwest.
Lowest temperatures of 8C to 11C, coolest in the south and southeast under the clearer skies.
