Major Thunderstorm & rain warning as Met Eireann pinpoint 3 counties under Status Orange alert with flooding threat
The national forecast has put the alert on Dublin, Louth and Meath - with the warning in force from midnight on Monday and last until 2pm.
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Six counties have weather warnings in place
The weather experts have warned the public to expect 'very difficult' travelling conditions, lightning damage and 'very poor' visibility.
A Status Yellow rain warning is also in place for Kildare, Wicklow and Monaghan for the same period.
The national forecaster said potential impacts include localised flooding, poor visibility and difficult travelling conditions.
Giving the national outlook for the coming day, Met Eireann said: "Tonight will stay cloudy with spells of rain.
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"The rain will be most persistent and heavy across eastern areas with a chance of isolated thunderstorms.
"Localised flooding and hazardous travelling conditions are possible. Lowest temperatures of 13 to 15 degrees in light to moderate northwest or variable winds."
Meanwhile, Northern Ireland is expected to experience some of the worst of a heavy spell of rainfall on Sunday evening into Monday.
Forecasters predict the region could see half a month's worth of rain in less than a day.
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It comes as yellow-level rain warnings were put in place for the eastern counties of Northern Ireland, as well as several counties south of the border.
The Northern Ireland warning applies for Antrim, Armagh and Down between 6pm on Sunday until 6pm on Monday.
DANGEROUS WEATHER
The expected rainfall carries a risk of flooding, power cuts and dangerous driving conditions.
Forecasters also warn there is a small chance that some communities could be cut off by flooded roads while fast-flowing or deep floodwater could pose a danger to life.
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Simon Partridge, a forecaster with the UK Met Office, said: 'It looks like Northern Ireland is the place where we could see the most rainfall and certainly the most impactful rainfall.
'They could see 50 to 75mm of rain within 12 to 18 hours.'
The region records an average of 89mm of rain in July, meaning more than half a month's rainfall could hit Northern Ireland in less than a day.
'MIXED CONDITIONS'
A Yellow-level thunderstorm warning was in place for the western half of Northern Ireland between midday and 8pm on Sunday.
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And Met Eireann is predicting "mixed conditions" for the week ahead for Ireland.
Monday night will see the remaining rain "become increasingly confined to northeastern parts of Ulster".
There will be a mix of cloud, clear spells and isolated showers developing elsewhere. with the lowest temperatures of 10 to 13 degrees.
Tuesday will see "some drier and brighter intervals at first" but showers will become fairly widespread from the west through the afternoon, some of them heavy.
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Highest temperatures of 16 to 19 degrees are expected as isolated showers and temperatures of 10 to 13 degrees at night.
And for Wednesday, "a mix of sunny spells and scattered showers" is on the cards with highs of 15 to 19 degrees.
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