Storm Austen: Status yellow wind and rain warnings issued
Heavy rain associated with Storm Austen will spread eastwards across the country.
Met Éireann has issued status yellow rain and wind warnings for the country as part of Storm Austen.
The status yellow wind and rain warning comes into effect for Mayo and the rest of ther country on Thursday night at 7pm until 5am on Friday.
Another warning comes into effect at 7pm on Thursday until 10am on Friday.
Met Éireann has warned of difficult travelling conditions, localised flooding, fallen trees and branches, and loose objects displaced.
Strong easterly winds will back northwesterly and strengthen further, especially in the south and southeast.
There are also orange rain warnings issued for Cork, Kerry, Waterford, Dublin, Wicklow, and Wexford.
Wednesday will see the wind and rain clear in the afternoon.
Sunny spells and scattered showers elsewhere will follow as the rain clears.
Some of the showers will be heavy, especially this evening. Moderate to fresh and gusty, occasionally strong west or northwest winds will ease later.
Highest temperatures of nine to 13 degrees.
Thursday will start off mostly dry with sunny spells and well scattered showers across the west and north on Thursday.
However, very heavy rain will develop in the southwest during the afternoon, extending northeastwards during the evening hours. Localised flooding is possible.
Highest temperatures of 10 to 14 degrees.
On Friday, lingering wet and windy weather will clear eastern counties by around mid-morning.
Sunshine and well-scattered blustery showers elsewhere will follow for the rest of the day, mainly affecting western counties.
Highest temperatures of nine to 13 degrees.
Saturday will be rather wet and windy early on with spells of heavy rain, turning more showery through the day.
Fresh to strong and gusty south to southwest winds, will reach gale force in some Atlantic areas.
Humid with highest temperatures of 12 to 16 degrees
