Met Eireann’s forecast for the day features thundery downpours, localised flooding, and potential disruption for some counties.
Despite the grim reality that today will be a complete washout for most of Ireland, it can be met with the relief that from tomorrow, things seem to be taking a major u-turn.
Monday's predictions suggest a high-pressure system will dominate, bringing with it potentially the last taste of summer before the Irish autumn and winter kick in.
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Three weather warnings are in place today, one status yellow nationwide rain warning and a status orange for Cork and Waterford, all until 3:00 am tonight. There is also a separate status orange rain warning in place for Kerry until 3:00 pm today.
It will be showery rain in the southwest before extending nationwide this morning, turning heavy and persistent in places. Thundery downpours are possible along with the potential for localised flooding especially in the south and southwest.
There will be some drier intervals developing through the afternoon and evening mostly in the south and midlands. It’ll be humid and breezy too with highest temperatures of 15 to 21 degrees in moderate to fresh southerly winds.
Further outbreaks of rain are expected tonight, and will be heaviest and most persistent in the southeast and northwest, with better dry intervals elsewhere.
It’ll be very mild and humid overnight with lowest temperatures of 11 to 16 degrees as moderate southerly breezes fall light and variable mist and fog patches will develop.
Then on Monday, the showery rain will gradually die out in the southeast. While patchy rain over the northern half of the country through the morning will generally break up as it moves south through the afternoon.
As a result there will be some good sunny spells to follow for the rest of the day and top temperatures ranging from 18 to 21 degrees in the south and south east - but turning much fresher elsewhere with highs of 15 to 18 degrees in moderate northerly breezes.
It looks set to be a mainly dry with long spells of sunshine on Tuesday but it will be fresher than recent days with highest temperatures ranging from 15 to 19 degrees - warmest in south in moderate northerly winds.
On Wednesday, it is expected to be a dry day with a mix of cloud and some good sunny spells. Highest temperatures will range from 15 to 19 degrees in light northerly breezes.
At this point, the forecast suggests that Thursday will be mostly cloudy with patchy outbreaks of drizzle, but brightening up towards evening. Highest temperatures will range from 14 to 17 degrees in mostly moderate northerly breezes.
As for the current predictions farther afield, high pressure will continue to keep conditions settled up to and including the weekend. It will however become cloudy at times with occasional patches of mist or drizzle.
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