A Status Yellow weather warning remains in place as Ireland is set to be battered by stormy conditions tomorrow.
The alert is in place for Cork and Kerry starting from 6pm on Friday and remaining in force until 6am on Saturday.
The warning highlights the potential for "stormy conditions" on the southwest coast.
And a wet weekend is in store across the country as forecasters predict "heavy rain" early on Saturday.
This will briefly clear with occasional sunny spells, but more wet and windy weather is expected on Sunday.
Irish weather forecast: Met Eireann forecasts thundery downpours and temperatures as low as 3C
A Met Eireann forecaster said: "Friday morning will be mostly cloudy with rain spreading over Leinster and Ulster. In the afternoon, more rain will spread from the west with strengthening southerly winds.
"In the evening it will become very windy or stormy in west and south Munster, with very strong, gusty west to northwest winds.
"Highest temperatures of 10 to 12C.
"Current indications are for heavy rain to clear later on Saturday to scattered showers with sunny spells.
"It will turn cooler with highest temperatures of 9 to 11C, as strong and gusty northwesterly winds moderate.
"A further spell of wet and windy weather is set to sweep across the country on Sunday.
"Highest temperatures of 11 to 13C."
