Weather warning in place as thunderstorms and lightning expected overnight

Met Eireann have issued Orange and Yellow weather warnings tonight, with heavy thunderstorms likely in most parts of the country.

Lightning is also expected, with the ESB advising customers to charge their phones in case of power outages.

Significant #Lightning moving closer to the South Coast it may cause a us a few problems later maybe give phones a quick charge #justincase pic.twitter.com/reg9QQG54C

— ESB Networks (@ESBNetworks) July 18, 2017

@met.ie STATUS ORANGE AND YELLOW THUNDER WARNING COUNTRY WIDE SEE https://t.co/jjRXVS6iQa #STAYSAFE #lightning

— ESB Networks (@ESBNetworks) July 18, 2017

Yellow weather warning for thunderstorms from @MetEireann for Dublin & surrounding countries until 6am tomorrow morning pic.twitter.com/aYceGPmhH1

— Dublin Fire Brigade (@DubFireBrigade) July 18, 2017

The Status Yellow weather warning is in place for counties including Dublin, Kildare, Laois, Meath, Westmeath , Louth, Wicklow, Offaly and Longford.

Met Eireann have said: “Moderate to high risk of thunderstorms tonight. Risk of localised flooding. Rainfall amounts uncertain. But between 20 and 30 mm possible.”

Meanwhile, a Status Orange warning is in place for Munster, Carlow, Kilkenny and Wexford, with the highest risk along the south coast.