Much of the country will remain under a status orange thunderstorm warning until later today as Ireland's heatwave ends with a loud bang.
A warning for the entire country ends at 9am today but Carlow, Kilkenny, Wexford, Wicklow and all of Munster remain under the orange alert until 4pm today.A Met Eireann forecaster said: "Thunderstorm activity expected. Due to the sporadic nature of development, not all areas will be affected. Heavy downpours of rain and hail will occur in places. Flooding where heavy downpours occur.
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