BREAKING Met Eireann issues sudden Status Orange weather warning as 5-hour thunderstorms to ravage Ireland
The double alert for both thunderstorms and rain was initially classed as Status Yellow when issued this morning.It is in place for five hours, up until 6pm, and affects the entire country.
Met Eireann said: “Thunderstorms and very heavy showers producing significant rainfall accumulations over short time periods.”Motorists are likely to face challenging driving conditions, including reduced visibility due to heavy rain.Ireland has been engulfed in warmer-than-average temperatures for much of June, but the wall-to-wall sunshine was replaced by thunderstorms in recent days.
“A mix of cloud and sunny spells Wednesday with scattered showers developing in the morning. Some showers will turn heavy or possibly thundery during the afternoon and evening. A clearance to drier conditions with better sunshine will gradually build from the west through the day with the showers becoming mostly confined to southern and eastern counties. Highest temperatures of 18C to 22C in mostly light westerly winds.
“Spells of sunshine and well scattered showers Thursday, not as heavy or as widespread as previous days with plenty of dry intervals in between. During the evening, cloud will build from the southwest with outbreaks of rain and drizzle following towards nightfall. Highest temperatures of 19C to 23C in light, occasionally moderate southerly or variable winds, freshening in the southwest and west towards nightfall.
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