A status yellow weather warning has been issued by Met Eireann for parts of the country this weekend, with heavy rain expected tomorrow, Saturday.

The warning was issued earlier this morning. It is scheduled to come into effect at 3:00pm tomorrow, September 2, and it is set to remain in place until 6:00am the following day.

Counties Dublin, Carlow, Kilkenny, Louth, Wexford, Wicklow, Meath, Galway, Mayo, Clare, Cork, Kerry, Tipperary and Waterford have been issued with the rainfall warning.

Heavy rain is expected to develop in the west on Saturday afternoon. Showers are then forecast to spread eastwards during the evening and continue for a time overnight.

Outlook

This weekend conditions are likely to become more humid and unsettled, Met Eireann added.

Dry conditions are predicted countrywide tonight, under largely clear skies at first. There is a danger of some mist and fog forming, with temperatures dropping to between 6º and 9º in slack winds.

Opportunities for both drying and spraying will become limited from Saturday afternoon onwards.

There will be a risk of spot flooding tomorrow night as a result of the heavy, and possibly thundery, showers.

Sunday is expected to be humid and mostly cloudy, with the danger of scattered outbreaks of rain and drizzle. A few of these showers may turn heavy and possibly thundery at times.

Temperatures will reach highs of 17º to 21º, as winds veer south to southwest and become light to moderate. Conditions may become dry and clear overnight, with some mist and fog in places.

Early indications suggest that Monday will bring a mixture of sunny spells and occasional cloudy periods, with temperatures reaching highs of 19º.

Currently, Tuesday looks set to be a humid and damp day – with some heavy rain likely to be moving in off the Atlantic, Met Eireann concluded.