A rainfall warning has been issued for Munster and several other counties across the country.

Met Éireann's status yellow warning - the lowest level warning - comes into effect from midnight, and is valid for 24 hours.

As well as Munster, Dublin, Carlow, Kildare, Kilkenny, Louth, Wexford, Wicklow and Meath are covered by the warning.

NATIONAL WARNING
STATUS YELLOW FOR RAINFALL
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— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) October 18, 2017

According to Met Éireann, heavy rain is expected over the course of Thursday - with accumulations between 30 and 50 mm possible.

The warning is separate from a potential 'Storm Brian', which could hit Ireland on Saturday.

However, forecasters have said that storm, if it develops, is not expected to have anywhere near the impact of the powerful Ophelia earlier this week.