Met Eireann have issued a Status Yellow weather warning as "hazardous" conditions are expected to hit Ireland.
The wind and rain alert is in place for Clare, Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Waterford, Donegal, Galway, Leitrim, Mayo and Sligo from 4am until 3pm on Tuesday.
It reads: "Strong to near gale force and gusty southeast to south winds on Tuesday morning and afternoon. These winds will be accompanied by heavy rain clearing to squally showers through the afternoon, with hazardous driving conditions and localised flooding possible."
Meanwhile the rest of the country will also see spells of rain on Tuesday, before temperatures drop overnight, leading to a chance of wintry showers.
A Met Eireann forecaster said: "Windy and wet to start tomorrow with strong to near gale force and gusty southeast to south winds. Tomorrow morning, rain in the southwest will track northeastwards with some heavy falls, especially in parts of the south and Connacht with localised flooding possible. A clearance to squally showers, with a chance of thunderstorms and hail, will follow in from the southwest later in the morning, extending northeastwards through the afternoon and evening. Highest temperatures of 6 to 10 degrees with winds easing moderate to fresh in the afternoon.
"Becoming wet and windy through Tuesday night as a further spell of rain pushes in the southwest, extending across the country through the night. The rain will be heaviest with a chance of spot flooding over the western half of the country, where it may turn wintry for a time, especially over high ground. Southerly winds will increase fresh to strong and gusty. Lowest temperatures of 0 to 4 degrees but turning milder with the arrival of the rain."
And it will remain unsettled for the rest of this week with "rain and showers" on the cards, and a wet weekend also in store.
A forecaster added: "Wet and windy at first on Wednesday with fresh to strong and gusty southerly winds and widespread heavy rain bringing a further chance of spot flooding. Some falls of sleet too, especially ahead of drier, brighter and colder conditions, along with moderating northwesterly winds, which will move into the west and southwest during the morning, extending eastwards as the rain clears into the Irish Sea by early evening. Afternoon highest temperatures will generally range between 5 and 9 degrees.
"Largely dry on Wednesday night with mostly clear skies to start but cloud will build from the west overnight. Mostly light westerly winds will back southerly and increase moderate to fresh by morning. Cold with lowest temperatures of -3 to +1 degrees generally with frost developing.
"Becoming breezy through Thursday morning and afternoon as fresh and gusty south to southeast winds develop. Mild, cloudy and mostly dry for daylight hours but there will be patchy rain and drizzle at times, mainly in southern and western areas. Highest temperatures of 8 to 10 degrees. Later in the evening, a band of rain will move in from the west, tracking eastwards through the night with some heavy falls and clearing to showers over the western half of the country by morning. Milder than previous nights with temperatures not falling below 6 to 8 degrees.
"The last of the overnight rain will clear from the east early on Friday morning to leave a day of sunny spells and showers. The showers will be heavy or thundery at times with possible hail. Highest temperatures of 9 to 12 degrees in moderate, occasionally fresh, southwesterly winds.
"And continuing unsettled over the weekend with further spells of rain and showers. Highest temperatures generally of 8 to 10 degrees."
