For the past two weeks we've been battling with unruly weather, and wearing sandals juuust in case the sun decides to pop its head up.

Well, you can say goodbye to your summer sandals right now because the weather is looking pretty sh*tty this weekend.

Met Éireann has issued a weather warning a gale force weather warning in the South, with "gale force 8 at times today."

But all other counties across Ireland aren't safe either, as they will see very heavy and possibly thundery showers developing too, merging to longer spells of rain with the risk of hail. Spot flooding is possible.

Brilliant.

However, temperatures are high, with today reaching 17 to 21 degrees.

Sunday will be "fresher," but showers are likely to hit at any stage and will be heavier and more frequent.