Wind and rain weather warnings in place for the weekend

Met Eireann has issued two weather warnings for the weekend.

There is a Status Yellow wind warning for counties Galway, Mayo and Donegal.

Forecasters expect mean winds speeds of between 50km/h and 65 km/h, with gusts up to 100km/h. It is in effect until 3am tomorrow morning.

A Status Yellow rainfall warning has also been issued for Leinster and Munster where they expect between 25mm to 35mm of rainfall tomorrow.

Rainfall Warning issued
Status: Yellow
Location: Leinster and Munster
Valid: 6am to 6pm Sunday 3rd Marchhttps://t.co/ozrQHtoOkt pic.twitter.com/3PczhdgMF3

— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) March 2, 2019

That comes into effect at 6am on Sunday morning and will be in place until 6pm on Sunday evening.