Weekend weather: heavy rain for east and southeast

Friday

On Friday morning, spells of rain and drizzle will mostly clear eastwards, but will linger in the southeast, with heavy falls at times, Met Éireann has said.

Elsewhere, it is set to become mostly dry from the early afternoon, with bright or sunny spells at times.

Highest temperatures on Friday are expected to range between 15°C and 19°C, with mostly light to moderate southwest winds.

“An area of low pressure to the south of Ireland is likely to send up some rain from the south on Friday night. There's still uncertainty though as to how widespread the rain will become.

“At the moment though, it looks like Munster and Leinster are most likely to see some rain, especially southern and eastern parts, some of it heavy,” Met Éireann said.

Saturday

This area of low pressure will dominate the weather on Saturday, with the national forecaster stating that there will be some heavy spells of rain, particularly in the south and east.

A status yellow rainfall warning is in place for counties Carlow, Cork, Dublin, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Louth, Meath, Offaly, Tipperary, Waterford, Westmeath, Wexford and Wicklow from midnight on Saturday until midnight on Sunday.

While it may hold mainly dry elsewhere, there is the possibility of more widespread heavy, possibly thundery rain, Met Éireann warned.

There'll be further wet and breezy or windy conditions, especially in the east, on Saturday night, but there is potential for it to be more widespread.

Sunday

On Sunday morning, the rain is forecast to clear eastwards through the morning. Otherwise, Met Éireann said it's going to be a cool, breezy day, with sunshine and a scattering of showers.

Highest temperatures of 11°C to 14°C are forecast, but it will feel cooler with the added wind chill effect from a fresh and gusty northerly wind.