A Status Red rain warning has been issued for counties Galway and Cork, in effect from midnight until 10am tomorrow.
Met Éireann has warned of intense rainfall which could result in severe flooding, damage to homes and businesses, as well as dangerous travelling conditions.
A Status Orange rain warning has also been issued for Waterford, Kerry, Clare, Mayo, Sligo and Leitrim. The weather alerts comes as Storm Bert makes landfall this weekend.
The Orange warning will be in place from midnight tonight until 10am tomorrow morning.
The forecaster warned of possible surface flooding and river flooding, as well as difficult travelling conditions and poor visibility.
A Status Yellow wind and rain warning has been issued for most of the the rest of the country, except for Donegal which is not under any weather warning.
Met Éireann said there will be very strong winds coupled with heavy rain. It warned of potential localised flooding, travel disruption and fallen trees.
The Yellow warning will come into place at 10pm tonight and will remain in place until noon tomorrow.
Met Éireann meteorologist Liz Walshe said the rain and wind will start to “pick up as Storm Bert makes his entrance”.
Speaking on RTÉ’s Today with Claire Byrne, she Ms Walshe cautioned that it is possible that areas under the Orange weather alert could have “upwards of 40mm” of rain.
“Almost everywhere is going to get at least 25mm of rain, that’s including everywhere – even across the eastern half of the country,” she said.
In Northern Ireland, a Status Yellow rain and snow warning will be in place for Antrim, Armagh, Down, Fermanagh, Tyrone and Derry from midnight until 11am tomorrow morning.
The UK Met Office said Storm Bert will bring a spell of rain, preceded by snow in places, tonight into tomorrow which may cause some disruption.
A separate Status Yellow wind warning will be in place for the six counties from 5am tomorrow morning until 7pm tomorrow evening.
Cold snap brought disruption to parts of west and southwest
Meanwhile, a Status Yellow low temperature and ice warning was in place across the country until noon.
The forecaster said it would be very cold with widespread frost, icy stretches and lying snow.
This week’s cold snap brought disruption to parts of the west and southwest.
Heavy snowfalls in the west brought treacherous road conditions, while some schools were closed and thousands of homes were left without power.
Parts of Co Mayo were badly hit with significant quantities of snow causing difficult driving conditions, fallen trees and school closures.
Poor conditions were also reported across north and west Kerry.
Heavy snow in Galway hit rural roads, with some routes in Conamara unpassable for a time.
Schools in west Limerick, west Clare, Mayo and Galway were closed due to difficulties with school bus routes.
Some Bus Éireann services were disrupted, with a number of cancellations of early morning services, including departures from Doonbeg, Kilkee, Westport and Acaill.
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