Cork Weather: Heavy rain and thunder on the way with localised flooding likely

It’s set to be a soggy few days.
Met Éireann is forecasting a mild but wet week ahead, although today, Monday might be the best of the bunch with mostly dry weather, occasional sunny intervals, and just some patchy light rain or drizzle.
“Tonight will start mostly dry, although there will be patchy light rain or drizzle in the southwest.” said a forecaster.
➡️Monday’s forecast⬅️
This morning will be mostly cloudy with isolated showers. ☁️🌦️
Sunny spells will develop in many areas this afternoon but it will stay cloudy in the south with some patchy light rain or drizzle developing in the southwest☔️
Highs of 10 to 13C pic.twitter.com/q9qYfd78xy
— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) October 16, 2023
“Cloud will thicken overnight and the rain will spread to most parts of Munster by morning. There will be light to moderate easterly winds at first but they will freshen overnight. Lowest temperatures of 4 to 12 degrees, mildest near the south coast.”
Tomorrow, Tuesday, will be wet and breezy: “Rain will be heavy and thundery at times and localised flooding is possible. Highest temperatures of 10 to 14 degrees in a fresh to strong and gusty east to southeast wind.”
The outlook for the rest of the week is “milder but unsettled with rain and showers every day.`’
Wednesday will be cloudy with widespread outbreaks of rain, turning heavy at times, but it should be milder than recent days, with highest temperatures of 13 to 16 degrees.
By Friday it’ll be back to sunny spells and scattered heavy showers, with highest temperatures of 14 to 17 degrees.
So far, the outlook for the weekend is unsettled with further spells of rain and showers, turning cooler too.