Fans of Groove Armada would do well to pack their raincoats for Lovebox at Malahide Castle tomorrow as showers threaten to dampen a dry start tomorrow.
Super Furry Animals play Lovebox at Malahide Castle, Dublin tomorrow.
Prolonged spells of thundery rain this evening are expected to continue into the night in Leinster, Munster and east Ulster. It should become mostly dry elsewhere with some mist or fog. A mostly dry start to tomorrow will see showers developing later.
The weekend should be warm, with top temperatures between 17 and 20 degrees. Sunday should be mostly dry with some showers on the west coast, although mist and fog is expected on Sunday night so motorists are advised to be careful.
Lovebox at Malahide Castle tomorrow will see a plethora of performers -including Groove Armada, the Super Furry Animals and The Rapture - rock the northside Dublin venue. Gates open at 1pm, and fans are advised to travel by Dart or bus to the venue. Dublin buses depart from Burgh Quay.
Sunday's All-Ireland quarter-final games at Croke Park between Kilkenny and Galway and Wexford versus Tipperary have been postponed until next weekend following the death of Vanessa McGarry, the wife of Kilkenny goalkeeper James McGarry, in a crash yesterday.
The games, which include the minor hurling quarter-final between Antrim and Kilkenny, will take place at the stadium next Saturday.
Traffic will be heavy around Portlaoise tomorrow due to the GAA football qualifiers, which kick off with Cork versus Louth at 2pm followed by Galway versus Meath at 4pm.
Irish Rail is providing a special rail service for fans with a train leaving Cork at 10.10am tomorrow and
returning at 6.20pm.
Racing will go ahead at Tipperary tomorrow evening, continuing on Sunday afternoon, and racing also takes place at Fairyhouse tomorrow from 2.05pm to 5.35pm.
Elsewhere, the 30th Galway Arts Festival continues over the weekend with a variety of theatre, dance, visual arts and children's events.
A number of flights have been delayed at Dublin airport, but all Irish Ferries and Stena Line sailings are running to schedule.
The N59 Westport to Clifden Road will remain impassable until further notice due to a collapsed bridge. The diversion from Clifden to Westport is via Maam Cross, Corr na Mona and Ballinrobe and will add up to 110 kilometres to the journey.
Traffic in Dublin is very heavy inbound on the Harold's Cross Road and remains very heavy on the M50 northbound between the Tallaght and Ballymount exits.