Status Yellow rain warning due to come into force for six counties

A Status Yellow rain warning is due to come into force for six counties on Thursday as forecasts indicate persistent rainfall into the weekend. Counties Cork, Carlow, Kilkenny, Wexford, Wicklow and Waterford will be subject to the warning, which is valid from 12pm on Thursday and expires at 3am on Friday morning. The national forecaster says to expect 'spells of heavy rain with a possibility of thunderstorms', warning of localised flooding, treacherous travelling conditions and impacts on outdoor events. The heavy showers are to continue over the next week as Met Éireann forecasts a 'wetter than average' period for many counties. Read more Uisce Éireann to lift hosepipe ban for 13 counties - but extends it for 13 counties in the south and east The unsettled conditions will continue this weekend and into next week which will be dominated by low pressure, according to Met Éireann. Despite the gloomy outlook, the weather will remain mild with temperatures reaching up to 24C over the next few days. You must enable social media cookies to see this content. You can change your cookie settings under the link below. Change settings Thursday will begin with dry conditions before rain drifts into eastern and southern counties with the possibility of thunderstorms. The west will see the drier of the conditions with temperatures between 18C and 24C. By evening time, most of the country will see rainfall of varied severity, clearing up in western counties. Temperatures will be between 13C and 16C. Electric Picnic attendees will be hoping for good weather as the festival kicks off on Friday. Brighter spells are forecast for many areas, mixed with heavier rain in northern counties over the afternoon. Daytime temperatures will range from 18C to 23C while the evening will see wet conditions over most of the southern half of the country. Read more 'Preparation is essential': How to survive a rainy Electric Picnic 2026 as downpours and thunderstorms forecast Saturday will have a mix of sun and showers coming from the west as temperatures reach up to 21C, but there will be drier weather in the evening. Sunday will be a 'dull wet' day, according to the national forecaster, with slightly cooler temperatures of 16C to 21C.