Yellow rain warning issued for 10 counties

Michael Bolton

A yellow rain warning has been issued for 10 counties as Met Éireann says heavy downpours will hit parts of the country over the next 24 hours.

From 2 pm on Friday until 2 pm on Saturday, a yellow rain warning is in place for Carlow, Kilkenny, Galway, Wexford, and all of Munster.

Met Éireann has warned thundery downpours may result in spot flooding. Friday will see temperatures of 11 to 15 degrees with light to moderate east to southeast winds.

Friday night will be cloudy with outbreaks of rain, most persistent over the western half of the country. Lowest temperatures of four to nine degrees with mostly light southeast or variable breezes.

Saturday will be mostly cloudy with outbreaks of rain, possibly heavy at times. Highest temperatures of nine to 13 degrees over the eastern half of the country, but will only reach six to eight degrees further west.

On Saturday night, there will be further showers or longer spells of rain on Saturday night but becoming lighter and patchier overnight and turning drier in the west