Ahead of Storm Caroline's predicted arrival in the UK on Thursday, Met Éireann have issued a weather warning.
A wind warning has been issued for counties Donegal, Galway, Leitrim, Mayo, Sligo, Clare and Kerry.
#StormCaroline has been officially named by the Met Office. High winds are expected to affect northern Scotland on Thursday. Warnings issued, stay #weatheraware pic.twitter.com/J7nZOEFhYr
— Met Office (@metoffice) December 5, 2017
Storm Caroline is expected to land in the UK over the coming days and it's expected to cause strong blustery gusts in Ireland as a result.
The strongest winds are expected over coastal areas and high ground.
The weather warning comes into effect at 3am Thursday morning (December 7th) and remains in place until 8pm on Thursday night.
