Met Éireann said it will be a cold start to New Year's Day with widespread frost and some icy stretches.

Tuesday will be bright with sunny spells in the afternoon, with top temperatures of four to eight degrees.

Any frost will clear early Saturday morning to leave a dry day with widespread spells of low winter sunshine. It may, however, turn a little cloudier across eastern areas into the afternoon.

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Christmas Day is set to be a dry and bright day for most of the country, with sunny spells dominating.

Met Éireann and the Met Office have issued warnings for heavy rain this weekend.

A rainfall warning for Cork and Kerry has been upgraded to status orange

Met Éireann has warned of difficult travelling conditions, fallen trees and loose objects displaced. 

All weather warnings have now lapsed, but cleanup work is underway in affected areas.

Met Éireann warns of severe gusts and dangerous conditions across Ireland. Check for the latest on closures and cancellations.

An orange warning has been issued for Cork, Kerry, Waterford, and Wexford on 7 am on Tuesday until 3 pm.

A nationwide status yellow wind warning will come into effect at 3am on Tuesday morning and run until 9pm.

The warning begins on Friday at 11 am until 5 pm.

The wettest November was in 2009 (278.8 mm), and the driest was in 1942 (33.2 mm).

The warning will come into effect at 2pm on Sunday until 9am on Monday.

Potential impacts include difficult travelling conditions, debris, and loose objects displaced.

Dense fog will be present in 11 counties, causing poor visibility and difficult driving conditions, Met Éireann said.

Widespread frost is to be expected, with minimum air temperatures of -3 degrees and possibly lower locally. 

Five counties have been under a status yellow snow and ice warning since midnight

Met Éireann has issued a warning to Donegal, Sligo, Leitrim, Monaghan, and Cavan until midday on Thursday.

‘We continue to ask people to avoid open riverbanks and canal paths in flood conditions,’ Keith Leonard said.

Flooding has also been reported in some areas after rain warnings were issued overnight.

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Heavy downpours and widespread flooding are expected across the country as weather alerts come into effect

Met Éireann has warned of significant rainfall accumulations, especially on high ground and exposed areas, in counties under the status orange rain warning.

A yellow rain warning has been issued for Carlow, Kilkenny, Wexford, Wicklow, Tipperary, Cork, Kerry, and Waterford.

The warning for Clare, Kerry, Galway, and Mayo remains in place until 8pm. The forecaster is warning of localised flooding, difficult travel conditions, and poor visibility in those counties.

A yellow rain warning has been issued to Galway, Mayo, Clare, and Kerry, from 8 pm on Sunday to 8 pm on Monday.

Heavy rain and possibly thunder will hit the city later this evening around 9 or 10pm

Possible impacts include localised flooding, difficult travel conditions, and poor visibility.

Public events should be cancelled in areas under orange wind warnings, according to a review published after Storm Éowyn.

Met Éireann said those in Cork and Waterford can expect heavy rain and possible thundery downpours during the orange rain warning.

Met Éireann has forecast "heavy rain and possible thundery downpours" in some areas

An Garda Síochána is reminding everyone to listen to the weather-related warnings in place

Met Éireann's latest report shows that it was the 18th wettest September since 1940

Originally a yellow warning, Donegal, Mayo, Galway, Sligo, and Leitrim were upgraded to orange wind warnings for Friday.

Met Éireann has warned of localised flooding and difficult travelling conditions.

Met Éireann has warned of difficult travelling conditions, localised flooding, and poor visibility.

The showers and rain will gradually ease from the southwest through the afternoon with brighter conditions developing, along with just isolated showers. However, spells of rain will continue over Ulster.

Met Éireann says next week will be unsettled with strong winds at times and spells of heavy rain and showers

The warning for counties Clare, Galway and Kerry will come into effect at 9pm on Sunday

The warning came into effect at 10am on Thursday. 

A guidance document on how to discuss the impact of global warming said there was high confidence that maximum rainfall rates will rise here.