Overview
- Met Éireann has issued Status Yellow thunderstorm warnings for Carlow, Kilkenny, Wexford, Wicklow, Cork and Waterford from 7pm to 10pm on Friday.
- The alert warns of heavy downpours and thunder with a risk of spot flooding and difficult travelling conditions.
- In Dublin, forecasters expect heavy rain with possible thunder to arrive around 9pm to 10pm following a brighter afternoon.
- A Met Éireann meteorologist said most areas were likely to find an early-evening window for Halloween activities, though Munster faces wet conditions late afternoon into early evening.
- The unsettled spell stems from a warm plume moving up from the south rather than any influence from Hurricane Melissa.