Cork traffic and weather: Mostly dry and clear conditions ahead of heavy rain later this week

In traffic news, the M8 is once again seeing some delays as traffic comes in southbound to the Dunkettle Interchange

M8 on Tuesday morning

It will be breezy with sunny spells and blustery showers on Tuesday before they become isolated. 

Highs of 13C to 16C are expected before it becomes mostly dry and clear. 

Wednesday will start off cloudy but dry, with rain then feeding in from the west through the evening, turning heavy and persistent. Highs of 14C to 16C are in store for the day. 

The widespread rain will be heavy and persistent overnight, with the heaviest affecting the southwest, west and north. 

It will be mild with lows of 10C to 14C. 

Traffic

The M8 is once again seeing some delays as traffic comes in southbound to the Dunkettle Interchange.

The N71 and the N27 are also seeing slow-moving traffic on Tuesday morning. 

Later in the evening, traffic on approach to Ballintemple may be heavy due to the Women’s World Cup play-off between Ireland and Kazakhstan at 7.30pm.

Outlook

Thursday will start off wet and breezy before the rain starts to clear through the morning and afternoon to bring drier and brighter conditions, with highs of 12C to 16C. 

The rain will then gradually clear from the southeast early in the night, with lows of 5C to 7C. 

Friday will then be bright with scattered showers along Atlantic coastal parts becoming isolated and confined to the northwest through the afternoon with sunny spells and highs of 11C to 13C. 

Saturday will see mist and fog patches along western coasts clearing in the morning, giving way to a mostly dry and bright day across the country with sunny spells and highs of 11C to 13C. 

Sunday then will be a mixed day overall with cloudier conditions in the west and brighter spells in the east. 

Rain and drizzle will push in over western parts in the early afternoon, with the east staying dry for much of the day.