16 counties have UPDATED weather warning in place as Storm Diana batters Ireland

Be very careful out there.

If you're already up and about then you'll know it's pretty rotten out. Rain and wind is battering the country, with harsher weather to follow. Yesterday, a Status Yellow wind forecast was made for Munster, Dublin, Carlow, Kilkenny, Wexford, Wicklow, Galway and Mayo, however that has been updated. Met Éireann said: "Update. Southeasterly winds will strengthen tonight and during Tuesday morning. Mean speeds of 55-65 km/h with gusts from 90-110 km/h expected. Winds strongest along exposed coasts, where a few higher gusts are possible." The weather warning is valid until today at 3pm.

Overcast, wet and very blustery this morning with heavy spells of rain, gales and severe gusts. The rain will be heavy, giving downpours with the chance of flooding locally, but brighter weather with showers will follow gradually from the southwest. Southeast gales will ease. pic.twitter.com/0lc0XHz02M

— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) November 27, 2018

There is also a rain warning in place for the same 16 counties which is valid until today at 2pm. Meanwhile, the outlook for today is: "Overcast wet and very blustery this morning with heavy spells of rain, gales and severe gusts. The rain will be heavy giving downpours with the chance of flooding locally, but brighter weather with showers will follow gradually from the southwest. "Southeast gales will ease. Highest temperatures 8 to 12 degrees. More rain and strong winds will reach the southwest during the evening." While tonight we'll see: "Tonight will be overcast and windy again. The north and east will begin dry, but rain elsewhere will quickly spread countrywide along with low cloud and mist. Southerly winds will increase very strong with gale gusts. Minimum temperatures 4 to 8 degrees."