A yellow thunderstorm warning is currently in place for nine counties until this evening.
Met Éireann has issued the warning for Carlow, Dublin, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Wexford, Wicklow, Tipperary and Waterford.
They said there will be isolated thunderstorms with the chance of hail this afternoon and evening.
The possible impacts include: hazardous travelling conditions, poor visibility, spot flooding and lightning damage.
The warning is valid from 1pm on Friday until 7pm this evening.
Status Yellow - Thunderstorm warning for Carlow, Dublin, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Wexford, Wicklow, Tipperary, Waterford⚠️
AdvertisementIsolated thunderstorms with the chance of hail this afternoon & evening.⛈️
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There will be bright or sunny spells and showers for the afternoon and evening, some of the showers heavy with isolated thunderstorms and the chance of hail, mainly across the midlands, south and east.
The showers will become isolated further west through the afternoon and elsewhere to this evening, before cloud starts to increase from the Atlantic, with more persistent rain moving in later this afternoon and evening, accompanied by blustery westerly winds.
Highs of 13 to 16 degrees in mostly light to moderate west to southwest or variable winds, but with winds increasing fresh to strong and occasionally gusty later near Atlantic coasts.
Mainly cloudy with outbreaks of rain moving southeastwards over the country at first on Saturday, but drier in the north with brighter intervals and scattered showers.
A mix of sunny spells and scattered showers will develop for the afternoon, with some heavy and possibly thundery downpours. Highest temperatures of 14 to 17 degrees.
Winds will be mostly light to moderate variable, but fresh to strong and gusty westerly for a time in the west and southwest, with winds becoming mainly light to moderate northwest in the evening.
It will be mixed and changeable through the next week period with temperatures close to or a little below average overall.
