By Cillian Doyle.
A status yellow thunderstorm warning has been issued for 4 South East counties.
Met Eireann is warning of heavy showers with the risk of lightning in Carlow, Kilkenny, Waterford and Wexford.
The alert - which includes 5 other counties - is valid until 8pm this evening.
Status Yellow - Thunderstorm warning for Carlow, Dublin, Kilkenny, Louth, Meath, Wexford, Wicklow, Cork, Waterford
Thundery showers with the risk of lightning and local hail.
Valid: 14:00 Tuesday 18/05/2021 to 20:00 Tuesday 18/05/2021https://t.co/Xg3aMJlyuS pic.twitter.com/TwsCvo5qGA— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) May 18, 2021