A Status Yellow thunderstorm and rain warning will round off a soggy week overnight and into tomorrow as unsettled weather will dominate much of the country for the next week, according to Met Eireann. The warning, which went into effect from 9am today until 9am Saturday, has seen a forecast for thunderstorms and longer spells of rain with possible hail showers for Connacht, Ulster, north Leinster and north Munster. After a night where heavy and longer spells of rain were forecast for overnight tonight, especially in the southern half of the country and western areas, more heavy showers and longer spells of rain are in the cards for Saturday. Sunday will be a similar picture with more showery conditions and heavy rain across the northern half of the country with possible thunderstorms. But another band of rain will move in from the Atlantic towards evening bringing more persistent rain that will continue overnight.

Source: Irish Independent August 06, 2021 22:30 UTC