It's an unusually sunny December day in Cork today - but that looks set to change as a possible named storm rages towards Ireland.
The storm - which will be christened 'Darragh' if the National Meteorological Service gives it a name - is currently swirling over the Atlantic Ocean and is expected to bring wet and windy conditions to Ireland by midweek. Met Éireann has explained that "a storm is named by a National Meteorological Service when Orange Level wind warnings are forecast" - something the forecaster hasn't ruled out for the coming days.
Met Éireann has predicted frosty days ahead for Cork with "widespread" rain by Tuesday - with strong gusts and gales in southwest regions on Wednesday. On Thursday it's expected that showers will be "heavy or possibly thundery" with potential flooding by Friday.
Cork was pummelled last month by Storm Bert, with water supplies disrupted, roads flooded and trees knocked over. More than 60,000 homes and businesses were left without power and more than 100 roads nationwide were left impassable.
Full forecast below:
Munster
TODAY - Monday 2nd December
Dry today with long spells of sunshine and just isolated showers. Highest temperatures of 6 to 9 degrees in light to moderate northwest winds, becoming light westerly by the evening.
TONIGHT
Dry for much of the night with clear spells. Lowest temperatures of -1 to +2 degrees generally with frost and ice developing in places in light southeasterly or variable breezes. Milder though in the southwest of the province as freshening southeasterly winds and outbreaks of rain developing there towards morning.
TOMORROW - Tuesday 3rd December
Becoming cloudy tomorrow morning with outbreaks of rain becoming widespread before clearing eastwards during the afternoon to sunny spells and isolated showers. Highest temperatures of 8 to 10 or 11 degrees. Southeasterly winds will be moderate, occasionally fresh but strong at times near coasts and will veer northwesterly as the rain clears.
National Outlook
OVERVIEW: Often turning unsettled with rain, showers and breezy or windy conditions. Some more settled weather indicated towards the end of this week or early next week.
Tuesday night: Mostly dry with clear spells and just a few stray showers. Lowest temperatures of 0 to 3 degrees with some frost and ice possible. Winds will fall light and variable overnight.
Wednesday: After a dry and bright start to the day, it will turn cloudy through the morning with outbreaks of rain extending eastwards over the country, accompanied by fresh to strong and gusty southerly winds with gales near some coasts. Highest afternoon temperatures of 5 to 10 degrees.
Wednesday night: Continuing windy with widespread rain at first with fresh to strong and gusty southerly winds, veering southwesterly. The winds will veer westerly and will ease slightly from the south as the rain becomes patchier there but remaining more persistent further north with some heavy falls. Lowest temperatures in the early night of 4 to 8 degrees before turning milder from the southwest through the night.
Thursday: Breezy at first with showery outbreaks of rain, clearing to sunny spells and scattered showers in the afternoon as moderate to fresh and gusty westerly winds ease. Some of the showery will be heavy or possibly thundery. Highest temperatures of 8 to 12 degrees.
Friday: Some uncertainty in the details but indications are that rain will extend eastwards over the country with localised flooding possible. Highest afternoon temperatures of 5 to 9 degrees
Saturday: Sunny spells and scattered blustery showers in a fresh northwesterly wind. Highest temperatures of 5 to 8 degrees.
Further Outlook: Current indications suggest that the showers will ease through Sunday with drier days in store for early next week.
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