Status Yellow Rain Warning Extended to Cover Most of the Country

Met Éireann has widened its Status Yellow rainfall warning to cover twenty counties, including Cork, with heavy thundery rain and blustery conditions expected to bring localised flooding and difficult travelling conditions.

The updated warning, issued at 08:49 on Saturday, 26 September, now covers Carlow, Cavan, Clare, Cork, Dublin, Kerry, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Limerick, Longford, Louth, Meath, Monaghan, Offaly, Tipperary, Waterford, Westmeath, Wexford and Wicklow. It remains valid from 04:00 to 11:00 on Sunday, 27 September 2026.

Met Éireann says a combination of Spring tides, surge and strong onshore winds may also cause wave overtopping along southern and southeastern coastlines.

Today, Saturday, will start with sunny spells and isolated showers, before cloud builds through the afternoon and evening. Highest temperatures will reach 15 to 19 degrees, with south to southwest winds turning moderate to fresh and occasionally gusty.

Tonight will stay largely dry early on, with a mix of cloud, clear spells and isolated showers. Rain will move in from the southwest later, turning heavy or thundery in places, with localised flooding possible. Lowest temperatures will drop to 11 to 14 or 15 degrees, with moderate to fresh southerly winds strengthening in southern areas towards morning.

Sunday will bring a wet start, with outbreaks of rain, heavy or thundery in places, before a clearance to sunny spells and isolated showers arrives from the southwest by mid to late morning. Winds will be moderate to fresh and gusty from the south, stronger near southern coasts, veering westerly as the rain clears and easing into the evening. Highest temperatures will reach 14 to 17 degrees.

Motorists and anyone with outdoor plans this weekend should keep an eye on conditions through Saturday night and into Sunday morning, when the warning is in effect.