A yellow weather warning has been issued for Galway and all of Ireland on Thursday with Storm Austen to bring heavy rain across the country.
The status yell rain warning will be in place from 7pm Thursday until 9am on Friday morning in all counties.
The warning states that on Thursday: “Heavy rain associated with Storm Austen will spread eastwards across the country.”
Potential impacts include difficult travelling conditions and the possibility of localised flooding.
