Ireland

Thunderstorm and rain warnings in place for Sunday night with difficult travel conditions expected

Parts of northwest face orange warning, with yellow storm and rain warnings covering much of the rest of the country

The forecaster has warned of a risk of localised flooding, difficult travelling conditions and poor visibility in the affected areas.
Sun Aug 11 2024 - 18:25

Met Éireann has issued multiple weather warnings for Sunday evening into Monday.

A status orange rain warning has been put in place for counties Donegal, Sligo and Leitrim from midnight until 4am on Monday, alongside a yellow thunderstorm warning for Munster in place until 10pm on Sunday.

A yellow rainfall warning is also in place for Cavan, Donegal, Monaghan, Clare, Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Tipperary, Connacht, Longford, Louth, Meath, Offaly and Westmeath. It is valid from 10pm until 7am.

A yellow warning for thunderstorms for Clare, Cork, Galway, Kerry, Limerick, Tipperary, and Waterford was in place until 9pm on Sunday.

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The forecaster has warned of a risk of localised flooding, difficult travelling conditions and poor visibility in the affected areas.

A yellow thunderstorm is also in place for Northern Ireland from midnight, lasting until 7am on Monday.

Sunday night will see rain moving north-eastward across the country with temperatures between 13 and 16 degrees.

Monday looks set to bring a turn in conditions with a largely dry day with sunny spells forecast along with temperatures of 18 to 22 degrees.

The rest of next week will continue to see day time temperatures hover between 16 and 22 degrees with mostly dry spells until Thursday when some more unsettled conditions may be expected.