All 32 counties have been hit with weather warnings as heavy rain and thundery downpours are set to extend nationwide during Friday evening (18 August).
A number of Status Yellow weather warnings have also been issued by the Irish meteorological service.
The first of these set to take effect is a rain alert for Carlow, Galway, Kilkenny, Laois, Munster, Offaly and Wexford that will be valid from 2 pm on Friday until 3 am on Saturday. Another Status Yellow rain warning has also been issued for Cavan, Donegal, Dublin, Kildare, Leitrim, Longford, Louth, Mayo, Meath, Monaghan, Roscommon, Sligo, Westmeath and Wicklow and will take effect between 5pm on Friday and 6am the next day.Both alerts warn of potential"spot flooding and difficult travelling conditions," with the latter also warning of"wave overtopping on eastern facing coasts".
"Becoming very windy with southeast winds, veering southwest gusting up to 110km/h, higher on exposed coasts and hills," it reads. "Potential impacts: Damage to temporary structures. travel disruption, power outages, wave overtopping."Meanwhile, the UK Met Office has issued a Status Yellow wind warning for Antrim and Down and a Status Yellow rain warning for Antrim, Armagh, Derry, Down, Fermanagh and Tyrone .
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