Warnings are in place across the island of Ireland.

Temperatures will be falling to between -2 and -4 degrees in many areas, with "sharp or severe frost and icy stretches".

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

Met Éireann has said temperatures will plummet approaching Christmas while some weather experts have predicted snow

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

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

Public urged to take note of possible impact

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

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

Simon Harris was told his advice that people should not be afraid to turn their heating on was ‘cold comfort’.

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

While England faces an amber cold health alert with temperatures dropping as low as -10C this week, Ireland will experience a less severe but still notable cold snap.

‘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.

Hundreds of homes around the country are currently experiencing power outages due to Storm Claudia

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 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

As of Wednesday evening, the hurricane is still passing over the Caribbean, and will soon start to move across the Atlantic towards Iceland

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.

A report was prepared in the aftermath of Storm Éowyn, which caused severe damage and broke 80-year-old records on wind speeds in January.

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

Approximately 2,600 properties were still without power across the island of Ireland on Sunday night.

The ‘vast majority’ of properties without power in Northern Ireland will have it restored on Sunday, crews have advised.

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

Power outages possible as Donegal, Galway, Leitrim, Mayo and Sligo forecast to bear brunt of storm

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

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 average temperature in August was 16.83 degrees, with rainfall below average in most locations. It was the warmest month so far in 2025.

The national weather agency said Clare, Kerry and Limerick will be impacted between 3pm and 9pm.

Storm Floris is set to bring strong winds and heavy rain when it makes landfall tonight

Met Éireann has issued weather warnings for eight counties ahead of Storm Floris, which is due to make landfall tomorrow night

Storm Floris will bring wet and windy weather during Sunday night and Bank Holiday Monday.

Stormont's Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins was speaking as she watched a training exercise with flood defences in central Belfast.

Met Éireann, issued an own orange-level rain and thunderstorm warning for Dublin, Louth and Meath between midnight and 2pm on Monday.

Possible impacts include widespread surface flooding, very difficult travelling conditions, lightning damage, and very poor visibility.

Met Éireann has warned this could lead to lightning damage.

The visual overhaul of the broadcaster's weather reports is the first in over eight years.

Despite the mercury hitting highs above 31 degrees on Saturday, the weather is set to change as we enter a new week