Met Éireann issues warning as Easter weekend set to be a washout

Met Éireann has issued a warning ahead of the Easter weekend

A Status Yellow rain warning has been issued for Cork and Kerry from 11 pm tonight until 12 noon on March 31st.

A yellow rain alert will also be issued for Carlow, Dublin, Kilkenny, Louth, Wexford, Wicklow, and Waterford from 6 am on March 31st until 6 am on Saturday, 4th.

Separately, a yellow rain alert will be valid for Carlow, Dublin, Kilkenny, Louth, Wexford, Wicklow, and Waterford from 6 am tomorrow until 6 am on Saturday.

A yellow rain warning has also been issued for Galway and Mayo from 6 am until 9 pm tomorrow, March 31st.

Met Éireann meteorologist, Matthew Martin, warned: “High pressure will establish across Ireland in the run up to Easter, allowing a spell of settled weather lasting until the first half of Easter Sunday.

“It’ll be largely dry with sunny spells for most, though there’ll be a bit of a temperature contrast – today and Good Friday we could see highs of around 15 to 18 Celsius across southern and western areas in the best of the sunshine, whereas northern and eastern areas will be notably cooler as easterly breezes keep temperatures at around 10 to 12 Celsius. These coastal areas may also see low cloud lingering through the first part of the day. Saturday will be another dry day with good spells of sunshine and temperatures of around 10 to 13 Celsius, still feeling cooler though along northern and eastern coasts.”

Commenting on the forecast for Easter Sunday and the change to colder conditions, Matthew continued: “Easter Sunday will start dry with sunshine for most and whilst southern areas will continue to enjoy a dry and bright day, a cold front will introduce cloud and rain across the northern half of the country through the afternoon – it’s this cold front that opens the gates to very cold air from the Arctic from Easter Sunday night and through much of next week.”

Met Éireann has also warned of wintry showers of hail, sleet, and snow on Easter Monday and Easter Tuesday. Temperatures are expected to be around 3 to 7 degrees Celsius.