Weekend Washout: Met Eireann issues 34 hour Rain Warning for weekend for parts of Ireland

Ireland is set for heavy rain this weekend as Met Éireann has issued a 34 hour long Rain Warning for parts of the country through Friday and Saturday. 

There is a Status Yellow Rain Warning for Carlow, Kilkenny, Wexford, Wicklow, Cork and Waterford from 2pm on Friday until midnight on Sunday with a Status Yellow Rain Warning for Dublin, Kildare, Laois, Louth, Meath, Offaly, Westmeath and Tipperary coming into effect at midnight on Saturday until midnight on Sunday. 

Met Éireann is warning that there will be spells of heavy rain at times, heaviest in the east and southeast.

Possible impacts include localised flooding, poor visibility and difficult travelling conditions. 

In Met Éireann's latest forecast for Ireland, it says that on Friday morning, rain, drizzle, mist and fog will mostly clear eastwards but will linger in the southeast. It will become mainly dry with some bright or sunny spells extending from the west, but staying mostly cloudy in the east and southeast. Highest temperatures of 15 to 19 degrees with mostly light to moderate southwest winds.

An area of low pressure to the south of Ireland is likely to send up some rain from the south on Friday night. There's still uncertainty though as to how widespread the rain will become. At the moment though, it looks like Munster and Leinster are most likely to see some rain, especially southern and eastern parts, some of it heavy. Lowest temperatures of 9 to 14 degrees in light to moderate breezes, becoming mostly northerly and freshening in southern areas.

The area of low pressure to our south will continue to dominate our weather on Saturday. There'll be some heavy spells of rain, particularly in the south and east. While it may hold mainly dry elsewhere, there is the possibility of more widespread heavy, possibly thundery, rain. There's also the potential for it to become breezy or rather windy with freshening northerly winds, possibly stronger in parts. Highest temperatures of 12 to 17 degrees.

The uncertainty continues into Saturday night, but there'll be further wet and breezy or rather windy conditions, especially in the east, but again with the potential to be more widespread. Lowest temperatures of 6 to 10 degrees.

On Sunday morning, it's likely to be still be wet and blustery in the east at first, though the rain should clear eastwards through the morning. Otherwise it's going to be a cool, breezy day, with sunshine and a scattering of showers. Highest temperatures of 11 to 14 degrees and feeling cooler than that with the added wind chill effect from a fresh and gusty northerly wind, which will be stronger in some coastal parts.