Met Éireann has issued three Status Yellow weather warnings for the coming days with risks of localised flooding in places.
Issued at 12:00pm today (Thursday, October 22), the warnings will affect eight counties in total.
A Status Yellow rainfall warning has been issued for counties Galway and Mayo. This alert will be valid from 9:00pm tomorrow night, through to 9:00am on Saturday morning.
In these counties, the national meteorological office warns that rain tomorrow evening through to Saturday morning will lead to accumulations of 20-40mm, with higher accumulations in mountainous areas.
Meanwhile, a Status Yellow wind warning has been issued for counties: Donegal; Galway; Mayo; Clare; and Kerry.
This alert will come into effect at 10:00pm tomorrow night; it will remain in place until 7:00am on Saturday.
A second wind alert has been issued for counties Wexford, Waterford and Cork, valid from 12:01am on Saturday morning, through to 11:00am on Saturday.
Winds speeds may be higher in coastal and exposed areas, the forecaster says.