Met Éireann issues status yellow thunderstorm warning for nine counties

Counties Carlow, Dublin, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Wexford, Wicklow, Tipperary and Waterford have been issued the warning which became valid at 1pm this afternoon and will end at 7pm this evening.

Met Éireann has warned of hazardous travelling conditions, poor visibility, spot flooding and lightening damage.

Heavy rain is on the way for the weekend, with some of those showers developing into thundery downpours, Met Éireann has said.

The best of the weekend’s weather will be during the early parts of Friday but showers later in the day will turn heavy in parts with the chance of hail in the midlands, south and east.

The rain will become more persistent into the evening when winds will be blustery. Highest temperatures of between 13C and 16C.

There will be more showers overnight and temperatures of between 6C and 9C.

By Saturday afternoon the weather will be drier and brighter with a mixture of sunny spells and scattered showers.

However, the rain could turn thundery and will be heavy…

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