Met Éireann has issued a Status Yellow warning for strong winds for the entire country during Saturday (April 6).
The national meteorological service said that the southerly winds will be gusty at times leading to fallen trees and debris making travelling conditions difficult.
There is also a risk of coastal flooding in some areas.
The warning, which currently applies to all counties, will be in place from 7:00a.m until 8:00p.m on Saturday.
A Status Yellow gale warning will be in place on coastal waters from Mizen Head to Valentia to Loop Head between 6:00a.m and 3:00p.m on Friday.
A similar warning for coasts from Carnsore Point to Valentia to Malin Head will be valid from 11:00p.m on Friday until 7:00p.m on Saturday.
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Met Éireann has said that the rest of this week will be unsettled with frequent showers and rain, and some heavy downpours at times.
As a result, rainfall amounts will largely be between two and five times higher than normal, with the wettest conditions expected in the west and southwest.
As wetter than normal weather is expected over the coming week, soil conditions are likely to deteriorate.
All poorly drained and some moderately soils will be waterlogged, while many well drained soils will become saturated.
Meanwhile, the head of the Dairy Knowledge Transfer Department at Teagasc has said that the persistently wet weather over the last several months is potentially costing farmers in the dairy sector a combined €30 million nationally every week.
Dr. Joe Patton said that problems caused by the weather are increasing costs for farmers in a number of ways, while also reducing profitability from milk production in the dairy sector.
According to Dr. Patton, the combined effect of these weather-induced higher costs and the lower profitability is seeing the sector as a whole make significant losses on a weekly basis.