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The Irish meteorological service has issued yellow rain warnings for five north‑western counties and additional warnings for Cork, Kerry and the west coast, citing possible localised flooding, thunderstorms, lightning and strong winds. Summer conditions will remain changeable with showers expected across much of the country and temperatures ranging from 10 to 20 degrees Celsius.
Met Éireann warns of potential flooding and difficult travel conditions in parts of the south, west and northwest The initial status yellow warning for five counties comes into effect at 9pm on Friday evening.
File photograph: Andrew Milligan/PA WireA status yellow rain warning has been issued for five counties in the northwest of the Republic on Friday evening, with the potential for localised flooding, thunderstorms and lightning acrossA status yellow rain warning for Cork and Kerry comes into effect on Saturday morning, with Met Éireann again suggesting there could be incidents of localised flooding and travelling could prove difficult. There is also a small crafts marine warning for the west coast on Friday night into Saturday morning, with winds of force six or stronger to be expected.
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Heavy overnight rain in the west is expected to clear towards the south on Saturday, with mixed conditions across the rest of the country. After a generally dry and occasionally sunny day in Dublin on Friday, cloud is expected to set in. There will be some periods of rain in the evening and overnight, with lowest temperatures between 10 and 15 degrees.
It will remain cloudy for the most part through Saturday and Sunday, with showers in Dublin and many other parts of the country. It is likely to remain changeable into next week with rain forecast for every day. It will become a little cooler from Tuesday, when maximum temperatures are forecast to be between 14 and 18 degrees.
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