After what as been a horrible week of rain and wind with Ireland hit with two storms in the space of 6 days Storm Ellen which hit Wednesday the 19th of August and Storm Francis which hit on Tuesday the 25th August 2020.

Both storms see warnings issued with storm Ellen seen a rare red warning issued for Cork which caused some damage across the southern and western half of Ireland with a little damage caused in other places also. Associated fronts moved north-eastwards across the country overnight bringing some localised heavy thundery downpours in places. A combination of storm surge, spring tides and onshore winds caused some coastal flooding particularly along the South coast.

Heavy localised downpours on Tuesday associated with Storm Francis combined with overnight accumulations on already saturated ground led to flash flooding in places. Heavy rainfall on already elevated river levels caused some rivers to burst their banks, blocking roads in places.

Bantry in west Cork up to 50 businesses incurred flood damage overnight. The local main drainage scheme was unable to cope with up to 25mm of rain falling in a two hour period.
Flooding also occurred at Dunmanway, Rosscarbery, Connonagh, Clonakilty, Drimoleague, Leap, Ballydehob, Passage West and Youghal.
Fallen trees and local flooding blocked roads in counties Clare, Kerry, Wexford, Cork, Kilkenny, Laois, Tipperary and Meath.
Electricity outages left hundreds of premises without power, with Cork, Limerick, Tipperary and Galway worst affected.

A BREAK FROM THE WET & WINDY WEATHER THIS WEEKEND

This weekend and the last weekend of August 2020 will see Ireland finally get a break from the all the wind, rain, flooding and thunderstorms with a drier weather ahead. The weather this weekend will see high pressure dominating over Ireland but it will be short lived only lasting from Friday afternoon and evening into Monday morning. The weather will not be very warm but on the cooler side in the mid teens.

Latest forecast outlook

FRIDAY 28TH AUGUST 2020

Friday will start of cloudy with further showers in some places some which could be heavy. Over the afternoon drier weather with bright and sunny spells will extend from the west with all area seen dry, bright and sunny spells on Friday evening. Temperatures will range between 14C to 17C

Friday night will be dry with clear spells for many areas with a little cloud around also but mainly clear. Temperatures will range between 8C to 10C

SATURDAY 29TH AUGUST 2020

Saturday will see a mix of cloud and sunshine with dry weather across much of Ireland with only the small risk of a odd isolated showers in 1 or 2 places. Temperatures will range between 14C to 16C

Dry overnight with clear spells but also cool with temperatures between 5C to 9C.

SUNDAY 30TH AUGUST 2020

Dry again on Sunday with some bright or sunny spells but more cloud around than Saturday with only a small risk of 1 or 2 isolated showers across Ulster. Temperatures will range between 14C to 16C.

Dry overnight with some clear spells but good amounts of cloud around in places also. Cloud will increase later in the night from the west pushing eastwards.

MONDAY 31ST AUGUST 2020

Starting of dry with cloud increasing from the west during the morning but later in the morning light rain and drizzle will effect parts of Munster & Connacht. Over the afternoon and evening rain will spread eastwards effecting all areas by the end of the evening. Temperatures will range between 14C to 16C.

Rain and drizzle will be widespread overnight

TUESDAY 1ST SEPTEMBER 2020

Rain will continue to move eastwards on Tuesday morning with some heavier falls across the southeast and east later in the morning. Drier and clearer weather will develop from the west over the afternoon spreading to all areas over the evening and early night.

OUTLOOK

The outlook for the rest of the week is for further showers or longer periods of rain with the risk of some flooding possibly also.

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Kenneth from the Donegal Weather Channel