National weather forecaster Met Eireann has issued a new weather warning this afternoon.
The Status Yellow preliminary warning for Wexford, Wicklow, Cork and Waterford, will be valid from 9pm tomorrow (Saturday) until 2pm on Sunday.
Turning more unsettled this weekend with sunshine and showers for many
— Met Office (@metoffice) October 14, 2016pic.twitter.com/12p36Tizlh
The warning, which was issued at 4pm today, states: “There is the risk of some heavy/thundery rain Saturday night/Sunday morning giving some local spot flooding.”
An earlier Status Yellow Rainfall Warning for Cork and Kerry remains in effect until 9am tomorrow morning.
Localised heavy showers will continue to affect some areas this evening. More rain over #Munster will come north for Saturday. Cee pic.twitter.com/8SBvWWK0mV
— Cecilia Daly (@WeatherCee) October 14, 2016
This warning states: “A spell of heavy rain is expected to develop on Friday over south Munster.
“It will continue overnight, before clearing northwards during Saturday morning.
“25 to 40 mm of rain are expected, with the highest values expected over Kerry and west Cork.”
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