Weekend washout? Met Éireann issues weather warnings for 19 counties 

It will be wet and very windy for a time on Friday night and Saturday, according to the forecaster. Picture: Dneis Minihane.

There is bad news for anyone attending the Indiependence or All Together Now music festivals this weekend as Met Éireann has issued three weather warnings for a total of 19 counties.

Two separate rain warnings have been issued for Friday and Saturday, with a wind warning also in place for Saturday as Met Éireann has predicted spot flooding in parts of the country.

The first status yellow rain warning will affect all of Connacht and Cavan from 2pm on Friday until 9am on Saturday.

Met Éireann said there will be "spells of heavy rain from Friday afternoon to Saturday morning."

Possible impacts include:

• Spot flooding, 
• Poor visibility, 
• Difficult travelling conditions

The second status yellow rain warning will affect Dublin, Kildare, Laois, Longford, Louth, Meath, Offaly, Westmeath, Wicklow and Monaghan.

It comes into effect from 6pm on Friday and runs until 1pm on Saturday.

Wind warning

Meanwhile, Cork, Kerry and Waterford are part of the third status yellow weather warning.

The wind warning will last from 1am on Saturday until 12pm.

Met Éireann has said there will be "very strong north to northwest winds with gusts of up to 110 km/hr". 

Possible impacts include: 

• Falling branches.
• Damage to temporary structures 
• Difficult travelling conditions

Northern Ireland has also been issued with a status yellow rain alert for Saturday by the UK Met Office.

More generally, Met Éireann has said that while Friday will start dry with sunny spells and just a few showers, rain will spread throughout the day.

Across the country, it will be wet and very windy for a time on Friday night and Saturday according to the forecaster.

The rain on Saturday will clear during the afternoon "with sunny spells and scattered showers following for the remainder of the day".

Temperatures will reach highs of 17C before a largely dry night will see them falls to lows of 9C to 12C.

Sunday will be a bright day with a mix of sunshine and showers, however, more rain will hit the country on Bank Holiday Monday.

"Towards dawn on Monday, rain will develop in west Munster" and it is then expected to "spread northwards over much of the country".