Met Eireann

2022 - 10 - 18

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Flood alert for southern counties as Met Éireann warns of thundery ... (BreakingNews.ie)

A 26-hour status orange rain warning will cover counties Cork, Kerry, Waterford, Wicklow and Wexford from 10pm on Tuesday.

There will be some drier periods, but there will be further spells of rain following on throughout the period. It is going to lead to more flooding. The forecaster said heavy rain and thundery downpours on Tuesday night, Wednesday and Wednesday night will lead to localised flooding.

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Weather Ireland: Met Éireann issues rain warnings for 16 counties ... (Independent.ie)

The public are being advised to be prepared for localised flooding and disruption as Met Éireann has put status orange rain warnings in place for five ...

Saturday’s rain in northwestern areas will gradually clear during the day with most areas getting some dry and bright weather, breezy with highs of 14 to 17. This is especially important on high speed roads such as dual carriageways and motorways where there is increased danger of aquaplaning.” However, rain will develop in the southwest and south through the afternoon and evening with winds increasing fresh to strong in the southwest, with highs of 15 to 17. Flooded roads that appear shallow could be deeper than you think. “If the road ahead is flooded choose another route, do not attempt to drive through it. Residents of areas covered by the yellow warning, which is also in place until midnight on Wednesday, are told there will be heavy rain on Wednesday, with possible thundery downpours which will also lead to localised flooding and some disruption.

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Thundery downpours as Met Éireann issues orange weather warning (Irish Farmers Journal)

A status orange weather warning has been issued for counties Cork, Kerry, Waterford, Wexford and Wicklow and will be in place from Tuesday at 10pm until ...

Met Éireann has said that there will be heavy rain on Tuesday night and Wednesday, with the possibility of thundery downpours. Heavy rain on Wednesday and Wednesday night, with the possibility of thundery downpours, will lead to localised flooding and some disruption. Met Éireann has said that there will be heavy rain on Tuesday night, Wednesday and Wednesday night, with the possibility of thundery downpours.

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WEATHER WARNING: Met Eireann issues Status Orange Weather ... (Offaly Express)

Met Eireann has issued a Status Orange Weather Warning for parts of Ireland with heavy rain expected to hit the country through Tuesday night, Wednesday and ...

On Wednesday night the rain will clear northeastwards and it'll be largely dry for a time. The rain will ease for a time later in the morning before further rain spreads from the south in the afternoon and evening. According to the latest Met Eireann weather forecast for Ireland, it will become wet tonight as rain in the southwest spreads northeastwards over the country.

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Met Éireann issues Status Orange warning for rain (Agriland)

Met Éireann has issued a Status Orange weather warning for heavy rainfall for several counties for tonight and tomorrow.

Wednesday morning will be wet in many areas, the rain is due to ease for a time before another band of rain arrives from the south later in the day bringing a further risk of flooding. A Status Yellow warning for rain for Carlow; Kilkenny; and Tipperary will be in place for 24 hours from 10:00p.m today. Meanwhile, today’s forecast is for mainly dry and sunny conditions for many areas, apart from the southwest where the cloud will bring rain and drizzle which will become more persistent in the afternoon.

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Met Eireann extends weather warning to two further counties as ... (Irish Mirror)

Disruption is also likely in Carlow, Kilkenny, Laois, Offaly, and Tipperary, where a Yellow Rain warning will come into effect at 12am Wednesday and last until ...

Wednesday morning will start off wet with heavy rain leading to flooding. On Saturday, the winds will become southerly for a time, and there'll be a good deal of dry weather, still a few showers around though, and winds will become easterly again during the day. There'll be widespread showers or longer spells of rain on Friday, with a clearance from the south in the evening. The rain will ease for a time later in the morning before further rain spreads from the south in the afternoon and evening. Temperatures won't fall below 9 to 12 degrees, and the fresh and gusty easterly winds will ease and veer southerly for a time. On Wednesday night, the rain will clear northeastwards, and it'll be largely dry for a time.

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Laois under Met Eireann Yellow alert due to 24 hour rain deluge (Leinster Express)

Laois is among the counties facing a 24 hour rain deluge which has caused Met Eireann to issue Orange and Yellow weather warnings.

There'll be widespread showers or longer spells of rain on Friday with a clearance from the south in the evening. Highest temperatures of 14 to 16 degrees with moderate to fresh southeast to east winds. Outbreaks of rain in the south early on Thursday night will extend northwards overnight. On Wednesday night the rain will clear northeastwards and it'll be largely dry for a time. Further rain will move into the south and southwest later in the afternoon though and will move up across the country through the evening and early night. Lowest temperatures of 7 to 11 degrees generally, but milder in the south and southwest.

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Met Éireann issues Status Orange rain warning for five counties ... (Independent.ie)

Met Éireann has issued a Status Yellow thunderstorm warning for Cork and Kerry. The alert was issued this evening and is in effect until midnight.

There'll be widespread showers or longer spells of rain on Friday with a clearance from the south in the evening. Many places will be dry on Thursday with sunny spells, cloudier weather in the south will rain and drizzle over southern counties. Today will be a largely dry and sunny day for much of the country, it will be cloudier in the southwest with occasional rain or drizzle there. It'll be heaviest and most persistent in the south and southwest with localised flooding possible there again. “There will be a break with the rain on Wednesday afternoon and it will break for a little bit, it will be drier for a short time but it will be short-lived. "Heavy rain on Tuesday night, Wednesday and Wednesday night with the possibility of thundery downpours will lead to localised flooding," the forecaster said.

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New brutal weather warnings issued by Met Eireann with 14 ... (Irish Mirror)

An update to the Ireland weather models and systems used by Met Eireann has meant that that the rain warning now kicks in at 10pm on Tuesday, ...

[in the south and southwest with further localised flooding possible](https://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/tough-night-cork-torrential-rain-28256096?recirculation_test=true). [Becoming wet tonight as rain in the southwest spreads northeastwards](https://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/weather-warnings-remain-place-morning-28254948?recirculation_test=true) over the country. Highest temperatures of 11 to 15C." It continues: "Tomorrow morning will start off wet with heavy rain which may lead to flooding. Lowest temperatures of 7 to 11C generally, but milder in the south and southwest." The rain will be heavy, possibly leading to localised flooding.

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Rain warnings in place for 16 counties as Met Eireann warn of ... (Buzz.ie)

The national forecaster is warning that very heavy rain will continue today as orange and yellow level warnings remain in place until midnight.

Southwest winds will generally be light to moderate, stronger in Atlantic coastal areas. Moderate to fresh southeasterly winds will largely ease later. Met Eireann say that drier, brighter conditions in the south and southwest will give way to further bands of thundery rain through the afternoon, before moving up across the country through this evening. Drier conditions with clear spells and isolated showers will push into the south early, extending to all areas later. Thursday morning will be largely dry and partly cloudy with a few showers about mostly in southern coastal counties. Much of Ulster will stay dry.

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