If you are travelling to Electric Picnic, make sure to bring plenty of rain gear as Met Eireann has issued a Status Yellow rain warning for the entire country.
The warning is in place from Saturday 9pm until midday Sunday. Those heading to the festival this weekend will need a good quality tent, as Met Eireann warn that Saturday night will see heavy rain with possible flooding and strong winds.
There is also a weather advisory is in place for wet and windy conditions across the country from 7pm on Friday until 7pm on Monday.
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Met Eireann forecaster Matthew Martin told Newstalk that things are not looking good. He said: "It's really going to deteriorate later this evening and tonight - and then the weekend is looking quite wet at times.
"Whilst there's going to be heavy rain at times, there are going to be decent dry periods as well. So it's not all bad - but there is that possibility that there could be some localised flooding.
"It certainly is not ideal conditions".
"Obviously you're going to have to be prepared for all eventualities when you head down to Stradbally," Martin said. "It's just bad timing, I guess", he added.
Here is the forecast for this weekend:
Today:
Scattered showers with possible thunder today with highest temperatures reaching 22 degrees. Tonight will be wet with heavy rain at times. Winds will be moderate to fresh and temperatures will range from 10 to 14 degrees.
Tomorrow:
Saturday morning will see rain push northeastwards, moving into Dublin by afternoon. Some showers will be heavy and thundery with highest temperatures reaching 14 to 18 degrees. A Status Yellow rain warning is in place for Saturday night as conditions turn very wet and windy. Rain will sweep across the country turning heavy, with a possibility of localised flooding. There is also likely to be strong winds for a short period.
Sunday:
Strong winds will ease on Sunday morning and heavy rain will clear northwards. It will be a breezy day with sunny spells and some scattered showers. By evening, a further band of heavy rain will push in across the southern half of the country and winds will strengthen. Temperatures will reach between 17 and 21 degrees.
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