Galway is in for rough weather on Friday night as Storm Darragh is set to bring very strong winds to the west coast.
Met Eireann has issued a Status Orange wind warning for counties Kerry, Clare, Galway, Mayo, Sligo, Leitrim, and Donegal from 10pm Friday until 9am Saturday.
During this time Storm Darragh will create a risk of fallen trees, damage to power lines and temporary structures, difficult travelling conditions and wave overtopping.
Two yellow weather warnings for wind and rain will also be in place from Friday morning and afternoon.
The rain warning for all of Connacht along with Clare, Donegal, Cavan, Monaghan, Longford, Louth, Meath, and Westmeath will be in place from 1am Friday to 10am Saturday.
The status yellow wind warning for all of Ireland will come into effect at 3pm on Friday and last for 24 hours.
Storm Darragh will bring strong and gusty south to southwest winds on Friday afternoon across Ireland.
The winds will veer northwest and intensify on Friday night in the southwest, west and northwest of the country, but also in parts of the southeast in the early hours of Saturday, before clearing over to the UK.
