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Met Eireann issues Status Yellow Rainfall Alert for Kilkenny, Waterford and Wexford

Met Eireann issues Status Yellow Rainfall Alert for Kilkenny, Waterford and Wexford

The South East is enjoying a glorious Friday with dry and warm weather in most areas this afternoon with good spells of sunshine.

Things are set to take a turn tomorrow though as Met Eireann has issued a Status Yellow Rainfall warning for Wexford, Kilkenny, Cork and Waterford.

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The forecaster warns of heavy thundery downpours at times during Saturday evening/overnight, with the potential for torrential downpours in short periods leading to spot flooding.

The rainfall alert is valid from Saturday at 9pm until Sunday at 6am.

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Meanwhile, it's set to become even warmer over the coming days as Continental air continues to feed in across Ireland.

Met Eireann forecasts a lot of dry weather bright weather generally with light to moderate easterly breezes, however as the humidity increases, so too will the threat of scattered thunderstorms.

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