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06 Sept 2025

ALERT: Met Eireann issues series of Weather Warnings as Ireland to be hit with thunderstorms

Met Éireann has issued a series of warnings with Ireland set to be blitzed by thunderstorms in the next 24 hours.

Met Éireann has issued a series of warnings with Ireland set to be blitzed by thunderstorms in the next 24 hours.

Met Éireann has issued a series of warnings with Ireland set to be blitzed by thunderstorms in the next 24 hours.

Met Éireann has issued a series of warnings with Ireland set to be blitzed by thunderstorms in the next 24 hours.

Met Éireann has issued three separate warnings for thunderstorms with a fifth issued by the UK Met Office for Northern Ireland.

Each warning is alerting people to the risk of spot flooding, difficult driving conditions and possible lightning damage.

Met Éireann says there is a risk of heavy showers with localised thunderstorms.

A Status Yellow Thunderstorm warning for Cork and Waterford will be the first to come into effect tonight. It will be in place from 10pm tonight until 3am tomorrow morning.

A Status Yellow Thunderstorm warning for Leinster, Tipperary and Waterford is valid from midnight until 2pm on Thursday.

A Status Yellow Thunderstorm warning for Cavan, Donegal, Monaghan, Leitrim, Roscommon and Sligo will be in place from 7am on Thursday until 5pm on Thursday.

A Yellow Thunderstorm Warning for Antrim, Armagh, Down, Fermanagh, Tyrone and Derry has been issued by UK Met Office Weather. That is valid from 6am on Thursday until 9pm on Thursday.

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