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Status Yellow rain warning issued for four counties ahead of Bank Holiday weekend

Clare, Kerry, Galway and Mayo are the counties affected.

LAST UPDATE | 2 Aug 2024

MET ÉIREANN HAS issued status yellow rain warnings for Clare, Kerry, Galway and Mayo ahead of the Bank Holiday weekend.

The weather warning will be in place from 8pm on Sunday until midday on Bank Holiday Monday.

Heavy rain coupled with strong and gusty southerly winds are expected, Met Éireann has said, with localised flooding and damage to temporary structures possible.

Met Éireann has also warned that the strong winds will have a greater impact in exposed areas and that weather may lead to poor visibility and difficult travelling conditions.

A small craft warning is also in place for all coasts of Ireland from 7am on Sunday until 10pm on Monday, with the Coast Guard, RNLI and Water Safety Ireland calling on the public to “always think water safety” when they are on or near the water this weekend.

How the bank holiday weekend looks 

The forecast for the rest of the country remains mixed for the weekend.

Saturday could be the driest day for most of the country, with a mix of cloudiness, sunny spells and some scattered showers. The showers will mainly be contained to the west coast by evening, with Met Éireann saying the rest of the county will see plenty of sunshine.

Temperatures are expected to reach highs of 16 to 19 degrees and will be accompanied by fresh and gusty winds.

It will become cloudy overnight across the southwest, bringing some patches of rain to areas in the west and north of the country as the night progresses.

Things turn much wetter on Sunday, with scattered outbreaks of rain and drizzle expected across the county in the morning. Heavy and persistent rain will also develop in many areas during the afternoon and evening, though some parts of the southeast may escape and stay largely dry.

There is also a risk of some localised flooding across parts of Connacht and west Ulster throughout the day. The heavy rain will continue with further spells expected through Sunday night bringing continued risk of spot flooding in some areas.

Temperatures will be humid, Met Éireann has said, with highs of between 15 to 18 and lows of between 14 to 17 degrees.

The rain will also continue into Bank Holiday Monday, with the added possibility of some thundery downpours in some parts. It’s expected to be generally cloudy and humid throughout the day, with temperatures climbing back into the low 20s across the northeast.

The weather is set to stay unsettled through next week also, with showers and longer spells of rain expected.

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    Aug 2nd 2024, 3:15 PM

    We live in Ireland. We rarely get great summers. If we do it’s a bonus. On the flip side, we rarely get harsh winters. I’m happy with that!

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    Mute P. V. Aglue
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    Aug 2nd 2024, 10:40 PM

    @Anthony Curran: with climate we’ll be getting dryer hotter summers and wetter less cold winters and wetter cooler summers and dryer colder winters

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    Aug 3rd 2024, 10:24 AM

    @Anthony Curran: Would love 4 definite season tho.

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    Mute Buster Lawless
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    Aug 2nd 2024, 3:19 PM

    Always the weekend of Kinsale Regatta, it’s like the august bank holiday weekend is jinxed for decent weather !!

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    Aug 2nd 2024, 4:33 PM

    I think I’ll stay here in Italy.

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    Aug 2nd 2024, 3:06 PM

    This is not good, we have enjoyed marvellous sunshine all week.

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    Mute Jerry LeFrog
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    Aug 2nd 2024, 4:30 PM

    @Sean Money: some may call it pay back time. Hope you enjoyed that good spell.
    With a bit of luck we may have another one in a few weeks, when schools start again as usual

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    Mute Regular John
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    Aug 2nd 2024, 5:19 PM

    @Sean Money: Don’t assume they’ll get the forecast right Sean :)

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    Aug 2nd 2024, 5:59 PM

    That boxer dose not want to apologise she is not allowed to have an opinion or the right to defend her self. If she dose she will be cancelled.

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    Aug 2nd 2024, 3:37 PM

    Typical

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    Aug 2nd 2024, 6:20 PM

    “Temperatures will be humid, Met Éireann has said”. Since when has humidity been measured in degrees Celsius or Fahrenheit?

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    Aug 2nd 2024, 5:05 PM

    In just 90 days we will be looking for the first snow to arrive

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    Aug 2nd 2024, 10:50 PM

    I’m in Salou melting away….36 degrees some days…delighted….I’m 45 years old and summer 2024 in Ireland is the most depressing weather wise I can easily remember in my entire lifetime. They are punching the jaws off one another in Dublin Airport to get on the planes away from the miserable weather at home and who could blame them.

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    Aug 2nd 2024, 5:06 PM

    Glad all the campsites were full then.

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