Met Éireann warns of heavy rain this weekend before aftermath of Hurricane Kirk hits

Met Éireann has updated its warnings for southern counties ahead of expected heavy rainfall this weekend, while Ireland may have to brace for more wind and rain next week as the tail end of Hurricane Kirk passes by.

A low pressure system heading toward the country this weekend will be slow moving, Met Éireann said.

Updates from the weather agency’s models on Friday morning led forecasters to revise their warnings for the weekend.

The status-orange rainfall warnings for Kerry and Cork were extended for an additional hour to last for 24 hours through all of Saturday.

⚠️Warnings have been updated for the heavy rainfall in Cork, Kerry and Waterford. 🌧️🌧️⚠️

Please check out our Meteorologist’s commentary➡️https://t.co/OCGAITP9SH

Updated warnings ⬇️https://t.co/GYji547FKt pic.twitter.com/99gFj8EXhN

— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) October 4, 2024

The warning for Waterford was elevated to status orange, valid from 12.00pm on Saturday until midnight on Sunday….

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