Met Éireann has issued a Status Yellow thunderstorm warning for Mayo and Galway. The alert came into effect shortly after 5am and will remain in place until 9am.
The forecaster is warning of heavy thundery downpours and lightning, which could lead to spot flooding, difficult travelling conditions, lightning strikes, and poor visibility.
Separately, the UK Met Office has issued a Status Yellow thunderstorm warning for all of Northern Ireland, valid from 12pm to 9pm.
Today will be mostly cloudy and misty with scattered showers and some heavy thundery downpours, mainly in Connacht and possibly Ulster. Brighter spells will develop later, with a chance of further thunderstorms in the afternoon over parts of Ulster and Leinster. Temperatures will reach 18 to 23 or 24 degrees, warmest in the east and south.
Tonight will be mainly dry at first, but cloud will increase with showers moving in from the west, and persistent rain and drizzle spreading into parts of Ulster, north Connacht, and possibly north Leinster. Lowest temperatures will be 10 to 14 degrees.
Source: thejournal.ie
