Ireland is on alert for stormy weather conditions before a sudden temperature plunge.
Met Eireann has issued a number of weather warnings, including a nationwide wind alert that advises of two “possible impacts”.
The Status Yellow warning is in place from 5am Thursday until 2am Friday and reads: “Westerly winds will be very strong and gusty from Thursday morning in the west at first, progressing eastwards from the afternoon, with particularly strong wind gusts especially around coasts and high ground in the northwest.”