The early part of the weekend will see a respite from yesterday's heavy rain but the country can brace itself for another deluge from Sunday onwards, according to Met Eireann.
Computer predictions show a weather system bringing rain and possibly stormy weather in from the Atlantic on Sunday and Monday, with the south this time getting the worst of it.
Dublin suffered most from yesterday's onslaught, with the airport weather station recording 16 mm of rain between midnight and noon. However, other parts of Leinster also got a soaking. Kilkenny had 10 mm and Rosslare only slightly less.
Sporadic flooding was reported, especially around Blackrock in south Dublin, where traffic problems were compounded by a power cut which affected DART services during morning rush hour. All roads remained passable. "It's nothing like England," an AA Roadwatch spokeswoman said.
While the west got off relatively lightly yesterday, the almost daily rain of the past month there has already caused flooding to an extent not normally seen until the middle of winter, according to the Irish Farmers Association.
A member of the IFA's livestock committee, Mr Michael Nallon, said he had "never seen it as bad this time of year" in Crossmolina, Co Mayo.
A Met Eireann spokesman said October was unusually wet. Today will see fresh, showery conditions throughout the State. Tomorrow will have the weekend's best weather, with mostly dry conditions.
