Kildare may be basking in 24 degrees now - but Weather Warning issued!

The nation is lapping up the current heatwave -- but Met Eireann has just issued a Status Yellow weather warning for Leinster counties for heavy rainfall on Saturday.

Forecasters said there will be widespread rain with the risk of heavy and thundery downpours for a time on Saturday which may lead to accumulations of 20-30mm.

The warning applies from 3am on Saturday morning to 3pm on Saturday afternoon.

It's all very difficult to believe especially when temperatures of 24 degrees Celsius are being enjoyed across Kildare today.

Yellow Warning 

There are three types of Weather Warning: Yellow, Amber and Red.

Yellow is the least severe and means: Be Aware.  Yellow also means that you should plan ahead thinking about possible travel delays or the disruption of your day-to-day activities.