Met Eireann has issued a 12-hour weather warning as heavy rain will hammer Ireland.
The Status Yellow rain warning is in place for Cork and Kerry from 6pm this evening until 6am tomorrow morning. The alert reads: "Spells of rain this evening and overnight, heavy at times, with a risk of spot flooding. Highest accumulations in mountainous regions."
Dublin will be hit by widespread showers which will merge into longer spells of rain with a risk of an isolated thunderstorm in the afternoon. Winds will be moderate to fresh and southwesterly for much of the day but will veer northwesterly and strengthen in the evening.
