Met Éireann says heavy, thundery downpours in short spaces of time will lead to localised spot flooding.

A weather rainfall warning for two counties has been upgraded to Status Orange.

A status orange warning for fog has come into effect for most counties.

It'll take effect from 4 o'clock tomorrow afternoon to 5am on Friday.

Wexford, Cork, Kerry and Waterford are affected by the status yellow warning.

Met Éireann has issued a status yellow wind warning for counties Galway, Clare, Cork and Kerry.

Motorists are being warned to look out for surface water on roads tonight, particularly in the east of the country.

Forecasters have warned of treacherous driving conditions in the UK for Easter holidaymakers with snow and torrential rain on the way.

Yellow snow warnings have been issued by the UK's Met Office as a "mini Beast from the East" looks poised to impact Britain.

AA Roadwatch is particularly warning about the risk of black ice.

Met Éireann has issued a yellow wind warning for coastal counties.

The ESB says power has been restored to homes in county Mayo that were affected by Storm Barbara earlier today.

Met Eireann has issued rainfall warnings for a number of counties tomorrow.

Weather warnings for snow, ice and wind are in effect across the country this morning.

The Road Safety Authority is warning motorists to take extra care this morning as heavy snow is forecast for several counties.

Forecasters at Met Éireann are predicting snowfall of up to 8cm in some areas of the country.

Latest: Minister of State for the OPW Simon Harris says a permanent flood relief scheme will be put in place in Ballinasloe in Co Galway.

A Met Eireann Yellow Warning Rainfall alert remains in place for parts of the west coast.

UPDATE (6pm): The highest wind speeds were recorded on the Fastnet Lighthouse with gusts up to 146km/h at 1pm.

A weather formation resembling a huge wave, known as a shelf cloud, has been spotted off the coast of Sydney.

Flood defences are being put in place in Dublin this afternoon.

If you are making plans for the last bank holiday of the year then don’t expect dry weather.

A road safety alert has been issued in Limerick after a rainfall warning from Met Éireann.

Cork City Council has issued a Code Level Orange weather warning, with heavy rains forecast in the county.

A weather warning is in place for much of the west of Ireland.

Met Éireann issued a weather warning for the entire country last night.

Met Éireann has today warned that some counties could face thunderstorms and snowfall of more than 3cm from this evening.

Three weather warnings have been issued across Ireland for later tonight.