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A status orange thunder warning is currently in effect for Kildare, Laois, Longford, Offaly, Westmeath, Cavan, Monaghan, Leitrim, Roscommon, Cork, Limerick and Tipperary.
The warning is in place until 10pm this evening, with Met Éireann predicting torrential downpours and lightning strikes.
Many farmers will be concerned that it will derail plans to cut and bale silage over the Bank Holiday weekend.
Warm and humid for the rest of today, with sunny breaks in parts, but cloudy and misty conditions prevailing in other areas, accompanied by heavy showers and thunderstorms. Localized downpours will lead to spot flooding and poor visibility, but some areas will escape the showers pic.twitter.com/F2mPNLJAcP
— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) June 1, 2018
The latest status orange warning comes on top of a status yellow rain warning that was issued yesterday.
High-intensity rainfall leading to possible spot flooding is expected in some counties, with up to 50mm expected to fall in some areas.
The areas and counties affected by the status yellow warning include Leinster, Cavan, Monaghan, Donegal, Leitrim, Roscommon, Sligo, Cork, Limerick, Tipperary and Waterford.
The yellow warning will remain in place until 10pm this evening.
Zoomed in view of the current rainfall and lightning data from the NW of the country. Available at https://t.co/dz6JbE5FIb pic.twitter.com/W4CDBviO8d
— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) June 1, 2018
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