A major change in conditions is on the way
09:19, 05 Jun 2026Updated 12:46, 05 Jun 2026
Status Yellow rainfall warnings
Status Yellow weather warnings have been issued by Met Eireann for two counties as heavy rain arrives in the south later today, Friday, June 5.
Cork faces a Status Yellow rain warning from 6pm on Friday until midnight, while Waterford experiences the same warning between 9pm and 3am on Saturday morning.
As blustery spells of heavy rain arrive, the national forecaster has warned of the risks of spot flooding, difficult travelling conditions and impaired visibility.
This comes as Met Eireann anticipates an improvement in weather for many areas through the early parts of today though it will be short-lived as unsettled conditions continue to dominate.
Following last week’s heat blast, temperatures have dropped significantly over the last few days as more rain and wind have put a dampener on early summer hopes.
While Friday will see a very brief improvement in conditions, it looks like we will be waiting at least a week before an extended period of warm weather arrives.
A Met Eireann forecaster said: “Today will bring an improvement to most places for a time, as it won’t be as showery or as breezy as of late. There’ll be some sunny spells too for a while, the best of these across the east and north and it’ll stay dry generally in the east.
A shower of rain
“However, there’ll still be scattered showers, especially further west and north. Cloud will increase during the afternoon, and it’ll become wet and breezy across Munster through the evening, with rain moving up from the south-west, heavy later in the south and southwest.
“The rain will edge into southern parts of Leinster and southern parts of Connacht too before nightfall. Cool for early summer with highest temperatures of 12 to 17 degrees, highest in the east, in a mostly moderate southerly wind, backing southeasterly later and increasing fresh and occasionally gusty in Munster and parts of south Leinster, stronger in some coastal parts.
“Rain will become widespread tonight and will become heavy in places too, particularly in the south. There’ll be some mist and hill fog too. Becoming breezy with the rain, with east to southeast winds increasing moderate to fresh and occasionally gusty, strong at times in some coastal parts.
“Winds will decrease light to moderate cyclonic variable for a time in inlands parts of Munster, before increasing moderate to fresh and occasionally gusty west to northwesterly there later. Lowest temperatures of 8 to 12 degrees.”
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