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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Heavy rain on Tuesday night, Wednesday and Wednesday night with the possibility of thundery downpours, will lead to localised flooding.

Valid: 00:00 Wednesday 19/10/2022 to 00:00 Thursday 20/10/2022 Issued/Updated: 11:32 Tuesday 18/10/2022 [Met Éireann](http://www.met.ie/nationalwarnings/default.asp) have issued a status orange – rain warning for Cork, which is valid from 00:00 Wednesday 19/10/2022 to 00:00 Thursday 20/10/2022.

FIVE counties are now on 24-hour orange alert for heavy rain - as over 150mm of rain could lash Ireland by Sunday.Cork, Kerry, Waterford, Wexford, and.

Flooding is likely in worst areas! "Over 100mm possible in parts of southwest and over 50mm more widely in the southwest with some eastern areas also seeing over 40mm. More flooding likely." "Showers clearing north with a break in rain for rest of morning and afternoon before more heavy rain hits the south and east this evening and tonight." And he previously told how over 100mm of rain is possible in the south and southwest of And drivers have been warned to allow extra time for journeys - with a break in the rain predicted in the afternoon before the south and east see more heavy showers tonight.

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.

Met Éireann has extended its warning for thunderstorms to Galway this afternoon, with bands of thunder and lightning expected.

Donegal, Tyrone, Sligo and Mayo are the only counties which have not been issued warnings by Met Éireann or the Met Office. [Met Éireann](http://met.ie) issued orange warnings for rain and thunderstorms in the south-east of the country. Most counties in Ireland also have a warning for rain, but Galway seems likely to avoid the worst of the heavy rainfall.

Met Eireann has given an unusual forecast as temperatures begin to climb once again following rain, thunderstorm and intense lightning warnings.

Highest temperatures of 14 to 16 degrees. Currently, Sunday looks to be turning wet again, with rain in most places. Showers will develop in the south later in the afternoon. This will lead to localised flooding and a chance of hail. Southerly winds will be mostly light, breezier for a time in the northwest. Rain will spread northwards overnight. Highs of 14 to 17 degrees. Highest temperatures of 15 to 17 degrees. Lowest temperatures of 11 to 13 degrees. "Very breezy and blustery with fresh to strong and gusty easterly winds and highest temperatures of 12 to 17 degrees." Bands of showers will continue to track up over the north of the country early in the night with a continued risk of localised flooding. [Met Eireann](https://www.irishmirror.ie/all-about/weather) forecast reads: "Intense showery rain will continue to affect north of Leinster and east Ulster with embedded thunderstorms.