Cork traffic and weather: Dry, chilly conditions to give way to rain throughout the week

In traffic news, there is heavy congestion around the Dunkettle Interchange

Weather across Cork is expected to remain chilly, dry and clear across Monday morning. Picture: Larry Cummins

Weather across Cork is expected to remain chilly, dry and clear across Monday morning.

Patches of rain and drizzle will punctuate the day. Highs of 11 to 13 degrees are expected.

Parts of Cork will be hit with rain and drizzle this evening, but many patches will remain dry.

Clouds will move from the southwest and develop overnight.

Large swathes of Munster will face occasionally heavy rain on Tuesday morning and afternoon, before it spreads eastwards. Lighter, scattered showers will follow. Met Éireann has forecast highs of 9 to 12 degrees. 

National outlook

Nationally, the country will face largely wet conditions for the rest of the week. 

On Wednesday, the rain will be largely concentrated in the east, with showers also set to appear on the west coast.

Heavy falls are expected on Thursday morning, arriving from the south west. 

Heavy winds are set to accompany the rainfall. 

The rain is projected to spread to the east by Thursday evening, coupled with lows of 5 to 8 degrees.

Scattered showers and blustery winds can be expected on Friday, with highs of 8 to 11 degrees. 

Weather for the weekend is to remain unsettled with more rain and some blustery conditions expected.

Traffic

Commuters have been warned that temperatures dropped below three degrees yesterday evening, creating conditions where unshaded, higher road surfaces can see potential frost build-up. 

Commuters are advised to take care while travelling this morning.

Across Cork, traffic is heavy around CUH. There is also heavy congestion around the Dunkettle Interchange.