Met Eireann has issued a weather warning as Ireland braces itself for thunderstorms.
A Status Yellow alert for thunderstorms will be in place for the whole country from 3pm on Sunday to 3am on Monday. A forecaster said: "While some places will stay dry, hit and miss thunderstorm activity along with hail and heavy downpours may lead to spot flooding and hazardous driving conditions."
A yellow high-temperature warning is also in place until 6am on Monday as temperatures could reach higher than 30 degrees across the country. The forecast for today says it will be a hot and sunny day but cloud will bubble up later this afternoon and evening bringing a few showers, some of these possibly heavy and thundery particularly around the midlands with some hail possible also.
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Tonight will be warm with temperatures of 14 to 19 degrees. Ulster and Connacht could see a few showers early in the night. A Met Eireann forecaster said: "Tomorrow will be another hot day with temperatures reaching 25 to 30 degrees, although it won't be as hot in the north and northwest. Most parts of the country will be dry and sunny during the morning but there will be a few showers in northern areas, possibly heavy.
"Through the course of the afternoon and evening, scattered heavy and thundery showers will develop across the country some of these with hail. Slow-moving downpours are possible, causing spot flooding. Winds will be light and variable.
Sunday night
"Warm and humid with temperatures staying above 13 to 17 degrees. Early in the night there will be mostly dry and clear conditions but cloud and showers will move into the west and southwest and will spread northeastwards across much of the country overnight. Some heavy and thundery falls are possible early on. There will be light northerly or variable winds.
Monday
"Showery rain will continue to move northeastwards across the country on Monday morning. This will be followed by scattered showers and occasional sunny breaks from the southwest. The showers are likely to be heavy in Munster and south Leinster, with a chance of thunder, so spot flooding is possible.
"Highest temperatures will range between 15 degrees in the northwest and 23 degrees in the southeast, so not as warm as the weekend. Light to moderate northerly winds, becoming fresh on Atlantic coasts."
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