Met Éireann issues thunderstorm warning

The sun may be shining, but Cavan is one of 21 counties Met Éireann has issued a thunderstorm warning for this afternoon.

The status yellow alert affects Leinster, Cavan, Donegal, Monaghan and Munster.

The forecaster has warned of heavy and prolonged showers, with hail and scattered thunderstorms bringing the risk of spot flooding.

The warning is in place from 1pm to 10pm on Wednesday.

Any showers will ease and largely clear during Wednesday evening with late spells of sunshine developing in some places.

Overnight will then be dry with clear spells and patches of mist and fog will form. Cloud cover will thicken by dawn with temperatures dropping to between three and six degrees Celsius.