A status orange warning has been issued for seven counties.
Met Éireann is warning of dangerous conditions in parts of the country as Storm Ellen approaches Ireland.
Status orange wind warnings for Galway, Mayo, Clare, Cork, Kerry, Limerick and Waterford take effect at 9pm tonight.
Met Éireann has named #StormEllen for potentially damaging & disruptive winds Wed evening & throughout Thur. Risk also of some coastal & inland flooding. Status Orange/Yellow wind warnings are in effect for Ireland & will be updated Wednesday morning. https://t.co/ozrQHtoOkt pic.twitter.com/HHJ4EWqU2l
— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) August 18, 2020
Meanwhile, there's a status yellow alert for the rest of the country - which will remain in place until tomorrow evening.
Met Eireann's Head of Forecasting, Evelyn Cusack, says very poor conditions are on the way.
''Storm Ellen is going to it Kerry,the southwest of Ireland this evening and then zip up along the west of Ireland tonight'', she said.
''So the worst of the winds will actually be during the night hours''.
“Tourists in exposed locations in particular will be at risk for these unseasonable stormy and wet conditions.”
