ALERT: Met Éireann issues status yellow thunderstorm warning for nine counties
Heavy rain is on the way for the weekend, with some of those showers developing into thundery downpours, according to Met Éireann.
Met Éireann has issued a Status Yellow thunderstorm warning for 9 counties in the east and southeast of the country.
Counties Carlow, Dublin, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Wexford, Wicklow, Tipperary and Waterford have been issued the warning which became valid at 1pm this afternoon and will end at 7pm this evening.
The national forecaster said that there will be isolated thunderstorms with the chance of hail this afternoon and evening (Friday, June 14).
Possible impacts include hazardous travelling conditions, poor visibility, spot flooding and lightning damage.
The best of the weekend’s weather will be during the early parts of Friday but showers later in the day will turn heavy in parts with the chance of hail in the midlands, south and east.
The rain will become more persistent into the evening when winds will be blustery. Highest temperatures of between 13C and 16C.