LIVE: Ireland weather latest as two unusual events forecast to cause warnings

Ireland looks set to endure a torrid time of it on the weather front over the next few days with thunderstorms to develop and bring some unusual conditions.

Met Éireann's outlook is for "showery conditions, some heavy with embedded thunderstorms, mild and humid too," while Cathal Nolan from Ireland's Weather Channel has made two odd predictions for the coming days.

Cathal said: "Our main focus weather wise this week has to be the period from Wednesday evening through Thursday, and again over the weekend where there’s increasing confidence in the risk of some strong thunderstorms developing across the country. These storms have the potential to cause some local disruption.

"By Wednesday Ireland will lie under a south to southeasterly airflow, with a shallow low pressure to our southwest steering up areas of increased instability from the Bay of Biscay. The combination of warm surface temperatures, high CAPE figures, favourable shear, and cooler upper air temperatures will lead to the development of thunderstorms.

"All areas are at risk, however, the areas most likely to experience the highest chance of disruption looks to be through much of Leinster and East Ulster on Wednesday night. While the risk is more widespread as we go through the weekend. Some areas will escape without seeing these storms however, as is the nature of showers."

Cathal said the risks include some unusual weather for Ireland including "large hail" stones and "frequent lightning." Other risks are localised flooding, power disruption and gusty winds.

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Speaking about what's causing this weather, particularly the thunderstorms, Cathal added: "A shift in the jet stream will allow high pressure to build to our east while low pressure sits to our southwest before slowly pushing northwards through Wednesday, allowing for a very warm, humid but unstable airmass to become established.

"This plume of very warm air will allow for the rapid development of thunderstorms with favourable CAPE and strong shear, all combining to lead to the development of strong and locally significant thunderstorms with the potential for some disruption in or two locations."

Meanwhile, Met Éireann says Wednesday will be humid with "a mix of cloud and sunny spells." They add that "scattered showers will spread from the south during the evening, turning heavy and thundery in places later. Highest temperatures of 16 to 20 degrees in a moderate southerly breeze."

The forecast continues: "Showery outbreaks of rain will persist overnight [Wednesday] with heavy and thundery falls in places. Heavy with temperatures not falling below 13 to 15 degrees. Breezy with moderate to fresh southeasterly winds.

"Showery outbreaks of rain will persist with further thundery heavy falls [on Thursday], especially across northern and eastern areas. Some sunny spells in places too. Warm and humid with highest temperatures of 18 to 22 degrees, in a moderate to fresh southeasterly wind.

"Further outbreaks of heavy showers with fresh southerly winds [on Friday]. Warm with highest temperatures of 17 to 21 degrees."

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Beyond that, they say "low pressure looks to dominate the weather with frequent showers, especially on Saturday." Weather warnings look likely as we near the weekend.

This news comes days after freak thunderstorms caused lightning in Ireland, prompting warnings. During this weather event,