Yellow rain warning issued for three counties

Met Éireann has issued a status yellow rain warning for Cork, Kerry, and Waterford for Thursday night.

The warning begins at 9 pm and ends on 9am on Friday.

Met Éireann has warned of spot flooding and dangerous travelling conditions.

Rain will become patchier through Thursday afternoon, but some heavier outbreaks will develop again in the evening. Highest temperatures of 16 to 21 degrees, sunniest in the east of the country.

Thursday night will be mostly cloudy with further outbreaks of rain spreading northwards, heaviest in parts of Munster. A mild and humid night with lowest temperatures of 12 to 15 degrees.

Friday will start wet with spot flooding for southern counties. Through the late morning and afternoon, rain will gradually clear eastwards, but will linger in the east for much of the day.

Showers will follow from the west, possibly heavy. Temperatures will be between 16 and 20 degrees.

Saturday will be largely dry with bright or sunny spells and just the chance of an odd light shower. Highest temperatures of 15 to 19 degrees with light to moderate west to southwest winds.

On Sunday, rain will mainly affect the western coastal counties. It will be drier further east, with some brighter intervals possible. Highest temperatures of 18 to 22 degrees, warmest over the southern half of the country, with moderate east to southeast winds.