A status orange rain warning remains in place for Co Cork and Co Waterford until 6pm today, with a yellow weather warning affecting 11 other counties.
The status yellow rain warning is in place for Carlow, Dublin, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Offaly, Wexford, Wicklow, Kerry, Limerick, and Tipperary until 6pm this evening.
The status orange rain warning came into effect at 4pm yesterday, while the yellow warning began at 6pm.
Cork City Council’s Severe Weather Assessment Team is due to meet again this morning with persistent and heavy rain expected to lead to localised flooding and poor driving conditions in the city and county.
No major incidents were reported in Cork and Waterford overnight with large numbers of people staying at home on foot of the weather warnings.
Heavy rain become more persistent after 7pm yesterday and continued overnight.
Director of services at Cork City Council, David Joyce, has advised road users to exercise caution in the coming hours.
“There will be consistent and persistent and heavy rain across Cork city over the next period of time.
“If you do have to travel (do so) with due care and attention. Slow down as you turn a corner because there may be unexpected situations in front of you like water on the road and debris on the road.”
Rain is expected to continue throughout Leinster and East Ulster today. It will be heavy at times, causing localised flooding in parts of Munster. However, it will be drier in the west and northwest, with highest temperatures of 12 to 15 degrees with light to moderate northeast breezes.
Clear spells will develop throughout the night tonight, with rain gradually easing and lowest temperatures of eight to 10 degrees.
Saturday will be mostly dry with just a possibility of light rain in eastern and southeastern parts of the country.
Bright spells are expected elsewhere, with the best of the sunshine in the northwest, and highest temperatures of 15 to 17 degrees.
Rain will return on Sunday morning, at its heaviest and most persistent over the eastern half of the country, with localised flooding possible.
Highest temperatures will be 15 to 17 degrees, with the rain clearing most places on Sunday night, but lingering along the eastern coastal counties until the morning.
Cork City Council crews are on standby across the city. Cork City Council’s Customer Service Unit is available at 021 492 4000. The emergency services can be contacted at 112 or 999. Cork City Council can be contacted outside of normal office hours on 021 4966512.
