The summer appears to have been blown off-course, as weather alerts are in place around the country today.

In Leinster, an Orange weather warning for wind is in place with gusts of up 90 to 115 kilometres possible.

A yellow rainfall Warning is in place for Munster, Connacht and Donegal.

And a yellow wind warning is in effect for those counties along with Cavan and Monaghan, where gusts of 80 to 100 kilometres an hour are possible.

Meteorologist with Met Eireann Joanna Donnelly, says Leinster will get the worst of the bad weather: