Thunderstorm warning in place for four counties

Kenneth Fox

A rain and thunderstorm warning is currently in place for four counties.

Met Éireann said the alert covers counties Clare, Galway, Kerry and Limerick.

The forecaster is warning of heavy spells of rain with thunderstorms possible. Potential impacts include surface water flooding, lightning damage and difficult travelling conditions.

The warning is valid from 7pm on Monday evening until 7am on Tuesday morning.

Tuesday will begin cloudy with further thundery spells of rain with local thunderstorms.

It will brighten up from the west through the morning with a mix of sunny spells and showers, with mainly dry conditions developing in the west for the afternoon and extending eastwards in the evening.

Highest temperatures of 16 to 20 degrees with moderate to fresh northwest winds developing, strong at first near southern coasts.

Met Éireann said it will be mixed and changeable overall through the coming week.

Next weekend looks unsettled overall with low pressure dominating bringing showers or longer spells of rain at times, Met Éireann said.