Ireland is set to see strong winds and heavy rain continue into the evening as a Status Yellow Wind warning remains in place for Clare, Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Waterford, Donegal, Galway, Leitrim, Mayo, Sligo, Antrim and Down until 9pm tonight.
Gusts of over 100km per hour have led to many power outages across the country, with several areas also experiencing spot flooding and lightning strikes.
A forecaster said: “Gusts over 100kmh including at Shannon Airport and lightning strikes in the West with heavy showers pushing across the country as the rough day continues. Local flooding with roads badly affected and a large number of power faults reported also.”
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Things will continue to be windy through the rest of today with sunny spells and thundery showers of rain or hail, with flooding in places.
Southwesterly winds, veering westerly, will be very strong and gusty.
Tonight will be windy for a time with some further severe gusts, especially in the northwest.
Clear spells and scattered heavy showers will set in as the night continues, with most of the showers affecting Atlantic counties with more general rain moving into the west and southwest later.
Turning rather cold with lowest temperatures of 2 to 6 degrees, and strong and gusty southwest winds will moderate overnight.
However, towards morning winds will pick up along southwest areas.
Scattered outbreaks of thundery rain will move in across the country on Thursday with local hail and lightning, driest for Ulster and the north midlands.
Cyclonic variable winds will be mainly moderate to fresh and gusty but quite blustery at times in Munster and south Leinster.
Cool as well with highest temperatures of 9 to 12 degrees.
Mainly dry and clear on Thursday night, apart from a few coastal showers in the west and northwest.
Chilly with lows of 3 to 6 degrees in mostly light westerly breezes.
Friday will be the driest day countrywide this week with just isolated showers and good sunshine, turning hazy from the west later.
Highest temperatures of 11 to 13 degrees with just westerly breezes later backing southerly.
A band of heavy and possibly thundery rain together with freshening southwesterly winds will sweep in from the Atlantic after dark with spot flooding.
Mild with lows of 8 to 11 degrees.
Any lingering overnight rain will quickly clear with sunny spells and scattered showers on Saturday, mainly affecting the western half of Ireland.
Highest temperatures of 12 to 15 degrees in moderate to fresh southerly winds.
Some heavier showers will push into Atlantic counties overnight while staying mostly clear elsewhere.
Lowest temperatures of 7 to 10 degrees in rather brisk southwest winds.
Brisk southwest winds will feed in scattered heavy showers on Sunday, turning thundery across Atlantic counties.
Sunny spells, too, with the best of these across the east. Highest temperatures once again ranging 12 to 15 degrees.
A milder day on Monday but with blustery outbreaks of rain, later giving way to drier and brighter conditions.
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