“Tuesday night, the heavy showers and thunderstorms will ease, becoming mostly confined to northern and Atlantic coastal areas though isolated showers may continue further inland. Highest temperatures of 18C to 22C in light south to southwest breezes. Thunderstorms will develop for the afternoon and evening bringing the possibility of hail and localised flooding. Giving a day-by-day breakdown of what to expect, Met Eireann’s forecast reads:” A mix of cloud and sunny spells with showers becoming widespread and turning heavy through Tuesday morning. You can track exactly where and when the storms will hit next by using Windy’s interactive lightning tracker map below. However, the heat is still set to stick around with temperatures in the low-teens to mid-20s, making it feel “very muggy”. Met Eireann has forecast more thunderstorms throughout the rest of this week as rain breaks the glorious conditions Ireland has enjoyed recently. Motorists are likely to face challenging driving conditions, including reduced visibility due to heavy rain.Īdditionally, there is a possibility of power outages as the storms pass through. The national forecaster warned that these intense downpours raise concerns about flash flooding. READ MORE: Met Eireann issues sudden Status Orange weather warning as 5-hour thunderstorms to ravage Ireland
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The five-hour warning, which is in place until 6pm, reads: “Thunderstorms and very heavy showers producing significant rainfall accumulations over short time periods.” The double alert for both thunderstorms and rain was suddenly upgraded from Status Yellow this afternoon.
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It comes as the entire country is under a Status Orange weather warning - which is the second highest Met Eireann can issue. Many parts of Ireland are being zapped by lightning while thunder rumbles.