Flood risk warning as 10 counties get Status Yellow alert
13:58, 12 Dec 2025Updated 17:14, 12 Dec 2025
Areas impacted by the new rain warning
Met Éireann has just issued a Status Yellow Rain warning for ten counties this weekend, including Cork, as they warn of river flooding risks.
The new advisory will come into effect on Saturday evening at 6pm, running straight through the rest of the weekend until midnight on Sunday night. The alert impacts Clare, Cork, Donegal, Galway, Kerry, Leitrim, Limerick, Mayo, Roscommon, and Sligo.
There’s more rain for Sunday too, as the weather warning is extended to include Wexford, Tipperary and Waterford as well as all of Connacht with river and surface water flooding and difficult travelling conditions likely.
Meanwhile, a Status Yellow Rain has also been issued for Tipperary, Waterford, Wexford, which will run from midnight on Saturday night to 3am on Monday morning.
The weather alert comes after Storm Bram hitting earlier this week and means heavy rain this weekend will be falling on already saturated ground, increasing the risk of flooding.
Meanwhile, in the recently updated Extended Range Forecast, forecasters have signalled a low-pressure system to dominate next week, with muggy, mild, wet and windy weather expected to persist up to Christmas week. From Monday 15 to December 21, “rainfall totals are forecast to be well above normal across the country” while “mean air temperatures are likely to be above the climatological average.”
You can check out the latest regional forecast for Munster below:
TODAY – Friday 12th December
Dry for most with plenty of sunny spells. There will be some scattered showers in western parts, these more isolated in the east. Some showers may be heavy. Highs of 7 to 10 degrees with light to moderate southwesterly winds, stronger near coasts.
TONIGHT
A mix of clear spells and well scattered showers in western areas becoming isolated overnight. Cloud will build from the west towards morning. Lowest temperatures of 1 to 5 degrees in moderate southwesterly winds, increasing fresh to strong along Atlantic coasts.
TOMORROW – Saturday 13th December
After a bright and breezy start to the morning cloud will build from the west followed by outbreaks of rain and drizzle through the afternoon and evening, and there’ll be some heavier bursts in the west. Afternoon highs of 8 to 11 degrees in fresh to strong and gusty south to southwest winds, with gales on western coasts.
National Outlook
Overview: A mobile Atlantic regime will dominate for the rest of the week and into next week too, bringing a continuation of unsettled weather.
Saturday night: A rather wet and blustery night with widespread spells of rain, heaviest in Atlantic coastal counties. Lowest temperatures of 10 to 12 degrees in fresh to strong and gusty southwesterly winds.
Sunday: A wet and blustery start to the day with widespread outbreaks of rain. The rain will clear the west and northwest later in the afternoon with drier and clearer weather following for the evening. Rain will be heaviest and most persistent in Munster and south Leinster with spot flooding possible. Highest temperatures of 11 to 13 degrees in fresh to strong southwesterly winds.
Sunday night: The rain will continue to clear southeastwards Sunday night with scattered showers following in behind and clearer spells developing. The rain may linger over parts of the southeast. Lowest temperatures of 6 to 9 degrees in moderating southwesterly winds.
Monday: Some uncertainty to the detail but indications currently suggest rain may linger over the southeast with drier and brighter conditions elsewhere with sunny spells and scattered showers that will become isolated through the day. Highest temperatures of 8 to 11 degrees in light westerly winds.
Monday night: Long clear spells developing overnight. Largely dry apart from some light showers along Atlantic coastal counties. Lowest temperatures of 0 to 4 degrees in light westerly winds.
Tuesday: A largely dry and bright day Tuesday, with isolated showers in the parts of the west. Highest temperatures of 6 to 9 degrees in a light southwesterly wind.