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06 Sept 2025

Met Éireann say thunder and lightning could be in store for Donegal today

Showers will be heavy with hail and a slight chance of lightning and later in the day, some will be heavy and prolonged with thunder possible

Met Éireann say thunder and lightning could be in store for Donegal today

Met Éiereann have forecast a Friday that might turn wintry, with thunder and a chance of lightning for Donegal.

Today will start fresh and increasingly breezy with a mix of sunshine and showers. Showers will mainly affect western and northern areas at first, but will spread across the country during the day on a strong westerly breeze. Some of the showers will be heavy with hail and a slight chance of lightning. Later in the day, showers may turn wintry on high ground. Highest temperatures of 7 to 10 degrees.

A cold and windy Friday night with a mix of clear spells and showers, some of the showers will be heavy and prolonged with hail and thunder possible. Some wintry falls are possible, mainly over the hills. Lowest temperatures of 1 to 4 degrees in fresh to strong westerly winds. A touch of frost is likely in some sheltered spots.

Saturday will be a fairly windy day with a mix of sunny spells and showers with the continued chance of hail and thunder. Some wintry falls are possible in the morning on high ground. Highest temperatures of 7 to 10 degrees, but feeling colder in a fresh to strong northwest breeze.

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