Met Eireann issue Status Yellow thunderstorm alert for Dublin as heavy rain to batter Ireland
Met Eireann has issued a status yellow thunderstorm alert for Dublin and nine other counties this afternoon.
The warning kicked in shortly before 12:30pm today and will be valid until 4pm. The alert affects Dublin, Carlow, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Louth, Meath, Offaly, Westmeath and Wicklow.
Meanwhile, a status yellow rain and thunderstorm warning has also been issued for Clare, Kerry, Limerick and Galway. Met Eireann warned of heavy spells of rain in those areas with thunderstorms possible.
As a result, there is the possibility of surface water flooding, lightning damage and difficult travelling conditions. The yellow alert for those four counties will begin at 7pm this evening and last until 7am on Tuesday.
Here is Met Eireann's Dublin forecast for today and tomorrow:
Today
"A mix of sunny spells and scattered showers today. Some of the showers will be heavy and possibly thundery. A cooler fresher day than of late with top temperatures ranging 18 to 20 degrees in moderate southerly winds, increasing fresh and gusty at times."
Tonight
"Further showers or longer spells of rain tonight, turning heavy and thundery at times. Mostly cloudy with lowest temperatures of 11 to 13 degrees in moderate, occasionally fresh, south to southwest winds."
Tomorrow
"A cloudy start on Tuesday with spells of rain, heavy and possibly thundery. The rain will give way to scattered showers by midday. A few may turn heavy, but they will die out in the afternoon and sunny spells will develop. Highest temperatures of 17 to 19 degrees in moderate, occasionally fresh and gusty, southwest winds, which will veer northwest in the morning, then ease in the evening."
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