Met Eireann has extended its weather warnings to a further two counties, Laois and Offaly, as the country gets set to be battered by torrential rain and thunderstorms over the coming hours.
A Status Orange Rain warning for Cork, Kerry, Waterford, Wexford and Wicklow will take effect from 12am Wednesday until 12am Thursday morning as heavy rain, and the possibility of thundery downpours lead to localised flooding.
Disruption is also likely in Carlow, Kilkenny, Laois, Offaly, and Tipperary, where a Yellow Rain warning will come into effect at 12am Wednesday and last until 12am Thursday.
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The forecaster has also issued a Status Yellow Rain warning for Cavan, Monaghan, Dublin, Kildare, Louth and Meath from 4am Wednesday until 12am Thursday.
Meanwhile, the rest of today will be largely dry with hazy sunny spells. Cloudier in the southwest, though, with occasional rain and drizzle, turning more persistent later this evening.
Conditions will become wet tonight as rain in the southwest spreads northeastwards over the country.
The rain will be heavy, leading to localised flooding. Some parts of north Ulster will stay dry until morning.
Breezy also with fresh easterly winds. Lowest temperatures of 7 to 11 degrees generally, but milder in the south and southwest.
Wednesday morning will start off wet with heavy rain leading to flooding. The rain will ease for a time later in the morning before further rain spreads from the south in the afternoon and evening.
It'll be heaviest and most persistent in southern and southeastern areas, with further localised flooding.
Blustery in fresh to strong and gusty easterly winds. Highest temperatures of 11 to 15 degrees.
On Wednesday night, the rain will clear northeastwards, and it'll be largely dry for a time.
Temperatures won't fall below 9 to 12 degrees, and the fresh and gusty easterly winds will ease and veer southerly for a time.
Many places will be dry on Thursday with sunny spells. Cloudier weather in the south will rain and drizzle over southern counties.
Highest temperatures of 14 to 16 degrees with moderate to fresh southeast to east winds.
Outbreaks of rain in the south early on Thursday night will extend northwards overnight.
Another mild night with temperatures not falling below 9 to 12 degrees in fresh to strong and gusty southeast winds.
There'll be widespread showers or longer spells of rain on Friday, with a clearance from the south in the evening.
Highest temperatures of 15 or 16 degrees with moderate to fresh east to southeast winds.
On Saturday, the winds will become southerly for a time, and there'll be a good deal of dry weather, still a few showers around though, and winds will become easterly again during the day.
There's little change expected for the rest of the weekend, with low pressure continuing to extend an easterly wind with rain or showers at times over the country.
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