Met Éireann issues raft of weather warnings with four counties to be battered

Met Eireann has issued a number of weather warnings for wind and rain with four counties to be bashed over the next few days.

The first warning is a Status Yellow rain warning for Clare, Kerry, Limerick which warns that "heavy showers will be prolonged or thundery at times with local hail, and some spot flooding is likely."

The warning is valid until 6am on Friday morning.

The second alert, a Status Yellow wind warning for Clare, West Cork, Kerry and Limerick will be in effect until 4am on Friday. It comes into force at 11pm on Thursday.

Met Éireann warns of "strong and very gusty west to northwest winds."

Possible impacts include "difficult travelling conditions and wave overtopping."

In their general forecast, Met Éireann says "widespread showers will continue early tonight, with hail and thunder possible."

"Some showers will be heavy and prolonged and may cause spot flooding. It will become drier overnight as showers become isolated and some mist and fog forms. Windy in places with very strong and gusty west to northwest winds in Munster and west Connacht, light to moderate elsewhere. Lowest temperatures of 0 to 6 degrees, coldest in Ulster and Leinster where frost is possible."

They add: "Friday will bring plenty of sunshine and scattered showers, mainly in the west and northwest at first and moving further east in the afternoon. Highest temperatures of 8 to 12 degrees with light to moderate west to northwest winds, occasionally increasing fresh and gusty.

"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 -1 and +3 degrees.

"Frost and fog will clear 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 7 to 11 degrees in a light to moderate easterly wind, freshening in the southwest.

"Wet as rain moves northeast across the country [Saturday night], followed by showers. Lowest temperatures of 2 to 8 degrees, coldest early in the night in the north. Becoming breezier as a moderate east to southeast wind develops.

"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 7 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 but there will be a few showers in the north and west and later the southwest [Sunday night]. Lowest temperatures of 4 to 8 degrees in a light southerly or variable wind.

"Widespread showers are forecast to develop on Monday. Highest temperatures of 9 to 14 degrees in a moderate south to southeast wind."

In their further outlook, Met Éireann says things will be "staying unsettled with further spells of rain or showers."