ALERT: Met Éireann issues status yellow thunderstorm warning for Laois
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.
There will be more showers overnight and temperatures of between 6C and 9C.
By Saturday afternoon the weather will be drier and brighter with a mixture of sunny spells and scattered showers. However, the rain could turn thundery and will be heavy too. Highest temperatures of between 14C and 17C.
Overnight, showers will die out and it will be dry in places with clear spells with some drizzle expected with temperatures of between 7C and 10C.
On Sunday, the south will experience the best of the weather where it will be bright with sunny spells, though there will be some showers at times and could be heavy too.