After an exceptionally wet July, Ireland’s unsettled weather continues this weekend as Storm Betty hits the country.
Met Éireann has issued a status orange warning for Cork, Waterford and Kilkenny as Storm Betty is set to bring severe gusts up to 130km/h, heavy rain and possible coastal flooding.
The warning is in place from 9pm on Friday until 3am on Saturday. The storm could cause structural damage, falling trees, travel disruption and power outages.
A further series of yellow status warnings will be in place across the country starting from 2pm on Friday.
Carlow, Kilkenny, Laois, Offaly Wexford, Munster and Galway will see heavy rain with thundery downpours from Friday afternoon.
The rain warning will then cover the rest of the Republic from 5pm on Friday, lasting until 6am on Saturday.
Spot flooding and difficult travelling conditions could occur in some areas, the forecaster said.
A separate warning for strong winds in Leinster and Munster will be in place from 9pm on Friday until 6am on Saturday.
Met Éireann said the winds could cause travel disruption, power outages and wave overtopping.
The UK Met Office has also issued a status yellow warning for the North, with heavy rain bringing the potential for some disruption on Friday evening and Saturday morning.
The rest of the weekend will be mixed, with some good dry spells and some showers.
Saturday will be a bright and breezy day nationwide with sunny spells, Met Éireann said. A few showers will occur, mainly in the southwest and west of the country. Temperatures will reach 18 to 22 degrees.
Met Éireann said there will be plenty of dry weather on Sunday with spells of sunshine and just a few showers, mainly confined to Atlantic coastal counties. It will be a fairly warm day according to Met Éireann, with highest temperatures of 18 to 23 degrees.
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