Met Éireann has issued a Status Yellow Rainfall warning for Donegal, predicting that the county will be hit with heavy and prolonged showers of rain or hail today. Issued at 7am this morning, the warning is in place until early Monday.
Weather across the rest of the country will be mostly cool and blustery with sunny spells and heavy showers of rain or hail expected across much of Ulster, Connacht, north Leinster and west Munster. The southeast will escape the brunt of the rain, staying mostly dry with highest temperatures ranging between 9 to 12 degrees.
Cool & blustery today with sunny spells & heavy showers of rain or hail in Ulster, Connacht, north Leinster & west Munster. Much of Southeast will stay dry. Highs of 9 to 12C, moderate to fresh & gusty southwest winds, strong near West & North coasts.
https://t.co/9gKN6SVok4 pic.twitter.com/sbyhtTiGzr— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) October 25, 2020
Further rainfall will develop overnight with showers in the west and north of the country extending eastwards to all areas. Forecasters have also warned against the possibility of thunderstorms and spot flooding – especially in the west and northwest.
The rain is expected to let up for Bank Holiday Monday but only slightly, with Met Éireann saying:
“Monday will bring sunny spells and showers to all areas, some heavy. They’ll become more isolated through the afternoon and evening. Highest temperatures of 10 to 12 degrees with moderate to fresh west to northwest winds, easing later.”
As for the rest of the week? Sounds like it will be much of the same I’m afraid with more rain and wind promised until Friday. All the more reason to stay wrapped up inside.
