Met Eireann updates weather warnings in Easter weekend chaos
Met Eireann has updated multiple weather warnings as Easter weekend is set to be a washout. A Status Yellow rain warning will be in place for Cork and Kerry from 11pm tonight until 12 noon tomorrow. Separately, a yellow rain alert will be valid for Carlow, Dublin, Kilkenny, Louth, Wexford, Wicklow, and Waterford from 6am tomorrow until 6am on Saturday. Additionally, a yellow rain warning for Galway and Mayo will kick off from 6am until 9pm tomorrow. Met Eireann is warning of localised flooding due to heavy spells of rain. Here is the forecast for Easter weekend: Good Friday "Good Friday will be wet and breezy with showery rain continuing. The rain will be heavy at times and may cause localised flooding. Highest temperatures of 9 to 13 degrees with moderate to fresh easterly winds. Friday night "Wet with showery rain persisting. Lowest temperatures of 5 to 10 degrees with moderate to fresh easterly winds. Saturday "A cloudy and damp start to Saturday, with further outbreaks of rain. It will become generally drier as the day goes on but some patches of light rain or drizzle will linger in some areas, mainly in the west. Highest temperatures of 9 to 15 degrees with moderate to fresh easterly winds, easing later.Saturday night "Mostly dry on Saturday night, with some breaks in the cloud, but some patches of light rain or drizzle will continue in the west. Lowest temperatures of 5 to 9 degrees with light southeasterly or variable winds.Sunday "There is some uncertainty in the forecast for Easter Sunday, but current indications are for dry weather in the east, with occasional sunny spells, but cloudier weather in the west with rain moving in. Highest temperatures of 10 to 14 degrees in a moderate southeasterly breeze.Sunday night "Rain will move eastwards across the country on Sunday night, followed by showers. Lowest temperatures of 7 to 9 degrees with moderate southeast to south winds.Monday "Rain will clear from the northeast on Easter Monday morning and will be followed by sunny spells and showers. Highest temperatures of 11 to 14 degrees with a moderate to fresh south to southwest wind." Join our Dublin Live breaking news service on WhatsApp. Click this link to receive your daily dose of Dublin Live content. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don’t like our community, you can check out any time you like. If you’re curious, you can read our Privacy Notice.
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