Yellow weather warning issued for Cork and Kerry ahead of 'unsettled' spell
Cobh covered in a rain showerPicture: Eddie O'Hare
Met Éireann have issued a status yellow weather warning for Cork and Kerry ahead of an "unsettled" end to Easter week.
The warning, which kicks in on Thursday at 11pm and runs until 2pm on Friday, is for rain.
The warning reads: "Spells of rain, heavy at times" with possible localised flooding.
⚠️Yellow Rainfall Warning ⚠️
— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) April 16, 2025
Affected Regions: Cork and Kerry
➡️Spells of rain, heavy at times.
Vaild: 23:00 Thursday to 12:00 Friday
ℹ️ https://t.co/w5QtJ1UyEP
⚠️Also Yellow - Rain Warning for Antrim, Armagh, Down, Tyrone, Derry (Valid from 02:00 Wed to 21:00 Wed)⚠️ pic.twitter.com/6cWZx21wsD
It comes as people woke up to snow in parts of Ireland on Wednesday morning.
Metrological commentator Alan O'Reilly of Carlow Weather reported sightings of snow in Wicklow and Wexford.
A few reports of snow falling in Wicklow and Wexford now. Video from North Wexford this morning. pic.twitter.com/lF5RjeMOQ7
— Carlow Weather (@CarlowWeather) April 16, 2025
Elsewhere, Met Éireann has said Wednesday night will see any remaining rain clear to the northeast, leaving dry conditions and long clear spells.
A few showers will develop in Atlantic coastal counties and it will be cold, with temperatures falling to lows of -1C.
Thursday will begin dry but turn cloudier through the morning with "widespread and prolonged showers developing by afternoon".
Rain will move into the southwest in the evening, Met Éireann said. Temperatures will range from highs of 13C during the day to lows of 4C at night.
The weather will be "unsettled to end the week" with some heavy rain on Friday. However, it will gradually become dry through the weekend "with current indications suggesting a bright day on Easter Sunday".
Friday night will see the outbreaks of rain "gradually ease and become patchy overnight" leaving a cloudy start to Saturday "with scattered patches of rain and drizzle".
It will be milder, with overnight temperature lows of 5C to 9C forecast.
It will gradually brighten up through the day on Saturday with any lingering rain slowly clearing to the south, with temperatures reaching highs of 15C.
Met Éireann said there will be "a drier and brighter day on Sunday with spells of sunshine, especially across the east of the country".
There is the chance of a few showers while temperatures will hit highs of 16C.
Check out the Irish Examiner's WEATHER CENTRE for regularly updated short and long range forecasts wherever you are.
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