Status Yellow thunderstorm warning issued for Cork, with heavy rain warning in southeast

LAST UPDATE | 22 hrs ago

A STATUS YELLOW warning for rain has been issued for Wexford, Wicklow and Waterford ahead of spells of thundery rain this evening, while a Status Yellow thunderstorm warning has taken effect in Cork.

Nationwide, Met Éireann expects the afternoon to turn mostly cloudy with showers or longer spells of rain pushing up from the south.

The rain warning issued for Wexford, Wicklow and Waterford is due to take effect at 5pm and last until midnight.

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Met Éireann is cautioning that some heavy, potentially thundery downpours are possible in those areas, bringing a risk of spot flooding. 

In Cork, Status Yellow thunderstorm warning was was issued with immediate effect before 3pm and is due to last until 6pm.

Highest temperatures today should be between 19 and 24 degrees.

Tonight is expected to be mostly cloudy, with heavy rain or showers to continue to extend northeastwards over the country, bringing a continued risk of spot flooding.

The showers are set to gradually ease in most places later in the night. Conditions will stay mild and humid tonight, with lowest temperatures of 12 to 16 degrees.