Met Éireann has issued thunderstorm warnings for most of the country following a rare September heatwave.
A yellow warning has been issued in every county except Mayo, Sligo and Donegal from this morning.
Met Éireann said people can expect frequent lightning and “slow-moving heavy downpours” and risk of flash flooding until tonight.
Meteorologist Alan Reilly said the flooding is expected to be “very localised” but also “very nasty”.
“With thunderstorms moving up from the southeast this morning and continuing up through the country to the middle of the country and the moving slightly further north, there is a risk of some torrential downpours with some localised flash or spot flooding,” he said.
A lovely sunrise but let that red sky in the morning be your warning. Thunderstorms off the South coast this morning and expected to move up over Ireland. Hard to pinpoint where they will hit but risk of flash flooding. Drone photos webcam show fog lying over some this morning. pic.twitter.com/PTd1EZqTrp
— Carlow Weather (@CarlowWeather) September 10, 2023
Sunny spells are still expected across the day, with temperatures ranging from 20 to 24 C.
Heavy rainfall was already seen in parts of the country yesterday amid a rare September heatwave.
This is only the fourth recorded September heatwave in Ireland, with temperatures ranging from the mid to high 20s this weekend.
The highest temperature recorded was at Oak Park, Co Carlow, at 27.7 C.
The highest maximum temperature recorded on any September in Ireland was 27.9 C in 1973 in Tralee.
