Extra-wet pubs for f inal days before Level 5
UP until midnight tomorrow, the only way to savour a restaurant or pub is to do it outdoors – but that will be off the menu anyway as the weather turns nasty.
With the temperatures dropping as we head into winter, die-hard pub-goers have been wrapping up to enjoy their pints – but now downpours are to rain on the last days of that small mercy.
Indeed, the weather is set to match the gloomy mood of the nation as we enter into lockdown again, with Met Éireann forecasting a horrible week.
With friends from separate households now only able to meet outdoors at a distance, any walks in the park will likely be stymied by the bad weather.
Yesterday was a damp and wet start to the week – and heavy rain, thunderstorms and strong winds are to batter the country, with multiple warnings and weather advisories in place.
A Status Yellow rainfall warning has been issued for Leinster, valid until 3pm today, with up to 30mm of rain expected to fall – and a risk of local flooding
There is also a Status Yellow rain warning for Munster, Connacht, Cavan, Monaghan and Donegal, in place until 3pm today, with 50mm of rainfall forecast.
A wind warning for Wexford, Kerry, Cork and Waterford is also in place, from 5am this morning until 3pm with gusts of up to 100kph forecast.
Met Éireann warned that a band of low pressure will dominate for the rest of the week, bringing spells of wet and windy weather with little relief for those trapped indoors. And the forecasters said it will remain ‘unsettled’ throughout the weekend with ‘further spells of wet and windy weather’.
Temperatures will plunge to near freezing tomorrow night. Overall, tomorrow will be more mixed though, with some spells of sunshine, especially in the midlands, breaking up the showers. Highest temperatures will be around 12C to 14C, although they will drop to 1C tomorrow night, with frost possible.
Thursday will be mostly dry, with some spells of sunshine and just a few showers. Cloud will build from the west later in the day, with highest temperatures of 10C to 13C. Friday will see outbreaks of rain clearing to give a bright day; however, it will remain chilly, with highs of 9C to 11C.