Met Eireann has issued a weather warning as Ireland braces itself for thunderstorms.
A nationwide Status Orange thunderstorm warning for Ireland has been issued by Met Eireann, after the warning was upgraded from an earlier Status Yellow warning. According to forecasters, "heavy downpours of rain and hail" are on the way today as temperatures are expected to hit 30 degrees Celsius in some areas.
The warning comes into effect at 3pm today and is valid until 9am tomorrow. The Status Yellow high temperature warning remains valid for Munster, Leinster, Cavan, Monaghan, Galway and Roscommon until 6am tomorrow.
