Yellow rain warning issued for two counties

Met Éireann has issued a yellow rain warning for Cork and Waterford on Thursday.

The warning comes into effect from 3am until 6 pm.

Met Éireann has warned of localised flooding, difficult travelling conditions and poor visibility.

The warnings come as the sunny weather is set to come to an end in the days ahead.

Wednesday night will be dry at first with clear breaks, but high cloud will gradually increase from the south overnight.

Thicker cloud across Munster, and parts of south Leinster and south Connacht will see outbreaks of rain and drizzle. The lowest temperatures are six to 10 degrees.

Thursday will see outbreaks of rain and drizzle in the south and west, gradually edging northeastwards over the country, with some heavy bursts at times.

Some northeastern areas will remain dry with sunny spells. Highest temperatures of 14 to 18 degrees, but a few degrees cooler in the southwest.

Friday will be a mix of cloud, sunny spells and showers. Some of the showers could be heavy, with a chance of an isolated thunderstorm in the west.

Highest temperatures of 14 to 18 degrees in light to moderate south to southwest winds.

On Saturday, there will be scattered outbreaks of rain and drizzle. Bright or sunny spells will develop as the day goes on, but there will be showers too, some of which could be heavy. Feeling cooler with highest temperatures of 11 to 15 degrees.