HEAVY downpours are moving in over Ireland this afternoon, with a rare weather map pinpointing the exact time rain makes its unwelcome return. Louth Weather has shared a snap of the radar map,

A large chunk of the middle part of the country will see wet, potentially stormy weather as a system moves through the Plains.

A small plane crashed into a San Diego neighborhood during foggy weather early Thursday, setting about 15 homes on fire as well as vehicles. A Cessna 550 crashed into a San Diego neighborhood during foggy weather early Thursday, setting about 15 homes on fire as well as vehicles, and forcing evacuations along several blocks.

The risk comes as NOAA Weather Radios across central Alabama will be offline due to a long-planned software upgrade.

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Ahead of the weekend, there could be a mix of cloud, sun and some rain across the UK through the week. On Tuesday, May 20, is set to be widely sunny and warm, reaching 22C in parts of the south of England and reaching 19C at its warmest in Greater Manchester.

At least nine tornadoes have been confirmed in Texas following the severe storms that swept through the state Sunday.

The report listed 10 beaches as being bacterial hotspots. This means the beaches consistently measured high bacteria levels when tested by Surfrider's Blue Water Task Force. In some cases, water testing showed high levels of bacteria more than 90 percent of the time.

Torrential downpours during the extended Memorial Day weekend may do much more than hamper outdoor plans in part of the central United States. A life-threatening flash flood emergency could evolve.