Cork weather and traffic: wet and windy conditions with heavy scattered showers

Met Éireann has said Tuesday will be cool and blustery with sunny spells and scattered showers.

The national forecaster said showers will be heavy at times, with a chance of hail and thunder.

Highest temperatures of 9C to 12C are expected with a moderate to fresh and gusty southwest to west wind.

It will become cloudy and wet on Tuesday evening with outbreaks of rain, clearing to well scattered showers by morning.

It will be breezy overnight with a moderate to fresh and gusty southwesterly wind.

Lowest temperatures of 6C to 11C are expected.

Traffic 

Traffic is quieter than expected across Cork's major city links this morning, with little to no congestion observed along the N40 and the M28.

National outlook

Met Éireann said Wednesday morning will be mostly cloudy with well-scattered showers.

From late morning onwards it'll be largely dry with isolated showers and some sunny spells.

Highest temperatures of 13C to 15C are predicted with moderate to fresh southwesterly winds.

Apart from isolated light showers, it'll be dry and partly cloudy on Wednesday night.

Lowest temperatures of 9C to 12C with light to moderate southerly winds are expected.

Thursday will be mostly cloudy with isolated patches of light rain or drizzle.

During the evening, more persistent rain or drizzle will move into the southwest and west.

It'll become breezy again with a moderate to fresh strong southerly wind developing in coastal areas.

Highest temperatures of 13C to 14C are expected.

Thursday night will be cloudy and breezy with rain moving eastwards across the country.

It will become drier and calmer in western areas overnight as the rain clears.

Lowest temperatures of 9C to 13C with fresh to strong and gusty southerly winds are expected.

The cloud and rain will gradually clear from the east on Friday morning, leaving dry and bright conditions for most.

However, more cloud will move in from the south during the afternoon and evening, possibly bringing a few showers.

Highest temperatures of 13C to 16C are expected.

The forecaster said there is uncertainty in the prediction for Friday night, but there are indications that it will be cloudy with rain moving in from the south.

Lowest temperatures of 7C to 12C are expected.