Met Eireann has issued a 24-hour weather warning for Donegal as massive downpours arrive.
The national forecaster is predicting awful conditions in parts of the country this weekend and Donegal is set to get the brunt of the wind and rain.
A status yellow rainfall warning will come into effect at 3pm on Friday and last until 3pm on Saturday.
The alert reads: "Heavy rain at times during the period. Potential for surface and river flooding."
The weekend forecast in general is for wet and windy weather nationwide with thunderstorms also a feature.
A Met Eireann forecaster said: "Sunny spells and scattered blustery showers, some of them heavy with hail and a risk of isolated thunderstorms. Cloud will increase this afternoon and the showers will merge to longer spells of rain in western counties, before extending eastwards over the country this evening.
"Cool, with highs of 5 to 9 degrees in moderate to fresh and gusty southwesterly winds, strengthening near western and southern coasts later.
"Windy at first tonight, with bands of rain clearing to scattered showers overnight, turning wintry at times about high ground. The risk of hail and isolated thunderstorms will also persist.
"Cold with lowest temperatures of 0 to 3 degrees. Fresh to strong and gusty southwest winds veering westerly will reach gale at times along Munster and Connacht coasts.
"Saturday will be a breezy day with a mix of sunny spells and blustery showers again, some of them heavy with hail and a risk of isolated thunderstorms. Some wintry falls are possible about high ground during the morning.
"The showers will be heaviest and most frequent in the west and northwest. Highest temperatures of 5 to 8 degrees in fresh to strong and gusty west to northwest winds."
