Met Éireann has issued a Status Yellow rain warning for Clare and Kerry, as well as a Status Yellow wind alert for Kerry and west Cork.
The rain warning will remain in place until 6am tomorrow morning, with the national forecaster expecting prolonged, heavy showers in the two counties, with spot flooding likely in some areas.
The wind warning came into effect overnight and will remain in place until 10am this morning, with very strong and gusty winds from the west forecast.
Elsewhere, it will be cool and breezy today with widespread blustery showers. There will also be isolated hail showers and thunderstorms. Temperatures are expected to range between six and 10 degrees.
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The widespread showers will persist tonight with a continued threat of hail and thunder. Some showers will be heavy and prolonged, and may cause spot flooding in some areas.
It will become drier overnight as showers become isolated, giving way to some mist and fog. Munster and Connacht will experience very strong and gusty winds, which will be light or moderate elsewhere.
Temperatures could reach freezing with a high of six degrees. It’s expected to be coldest in Ulster and the midlands, where frost is possible.
Here’s the forecast as we look ahead to the weekend:
Friday
Mostly dry and clear, although isolated showers are possible near north-facing coasts. Mist and fog will form as winds ease light and variable. Cold with frost, as temperatures drop to between minus one and plus three degrees.
Saturday
Frost and fog will clear on Saturday morning and it will be dry and sunny for a time. Rain will develop in the southwest around lunchtime and will extend across Munster in the afternoon and evening. Other areas will stay dry but increasingly cloudy. Highest temperatures of seven to 11 degrees in a light to moderate easterly wind, freshening in the southwest.
Saturday night will be wet as rain moves northeast across the country, followed by showers. Lowest temperatures of two to eight degrees, coldest early in the night in the north. Becoming breezier as a moderate east to southeast wind develops.
Sunday
Rain and showers will continue on Sunday morning and afternoon, clearing eastwards by the evening leaving largely dry conditions with just isolated showers. Highest temperatures of seven to 13 degrees, coolest in Ulster, with mostly moderate variable winds however a spell of strong winds is possible in the south.
Most areas will be dry on Sunday night but there will be a few showers in the north and west and later the southwest. Lowest temperatures of four to eight degrees in a light southerly or variable wind.
Monday
Widespread showers are forecast to develop on Monday. Highest temperatures of nine to 14 degrees in a moderate south to southeast wind.
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