Met Eireann has issued a new Status Yellow wind warning for four counties after already issuing a Status Orange thunderstorm alert for 16 counties.
The wind warning is in place for Dublin, Louth, Wexford, Wicklow from 4am to 7am on Friday.
A forecaster said: "Very windy early this morning. South to southeast winds, veering southwest, will reach mean speeds of 40 to 55 km/h with gusts of up to 100km/h possible."
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The Status Orange rain and thunderstorm warning was issued yesterday as heavy downpours of rain and embedded thunderstorms are likely to cause flooding.
The alert is in place from 11pm on Thursday until 7am on Friday, with people warned it could cause dangerous conditions.
The orange alert is in place in 16 countries Cavan, Monaghan, Tipperary, Waterford as well as the whole of Leinster including; Carlow, Dublin, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Longford, Louth, Meath, Offaly, Westmeath, Wexford and Wicklow.
Luckily both weather warnings will expire by 7am but the forecast for the remainder of Friday isn't looking good either.
A Met Eireann forecaster said: "Very heavy rain this morning becoming confined to the north, before clearing through the morning. Very windy also for a time in the northeast.
"Sunny spells will develop with scattered showers in the west and southwest, extending elsewhere during the afternoon.
"Some of these will be heavy or thundery. Moderate to fresh southwest winds. Highest temperatures of 13 to 16 degrees."
On Friday night, showers will continue but will remain mainly over the western half of the country where some will still be heavy. Outbreaks of rain are set to later develop overnight in southern counties and turn heavier towards Saturday morning.
The weekend will be a mixed bag, with frequent spells of rain and windy weather with temperatures in the low to mid teens.
Saturday will start off wet and breezy with outbreaks of heavy rain spreading northwards across the country and it could be windy along the east coast.
It will brighten up later in the day for a dry evening with a forecaster saying: "Rain will clear the north through the afternoon, however showers will follow and some will be heavy. Brightening up later in the afternoon with the best of dry spells during the evening."
Sunday will see a mix of sunny spells and frequent rain showers, some heavy but they will become confined to the west and south of the country by the evening with highest temperatures of 12 to 15 degrees.
Conditions are still uncertain for the Bank Holiday Monday but it will be wet with widespread heavy rain expected that will dry up in the west and south by the evening.
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