Met Eireann this morning confirmed remnants of Hurricane Epsilon will impact Ireland early next week.
The forecaster is closely tracking the weather front with warnings likely to be issued over the weekend.
Weather chiefs expect the storm to land on Tuesday and stick around for 48 hours with torrential rain and gale force winds.
A Met Eireann forecaster said: "The remnants of Hurricane Epsilon will impact upon our shores during the midweek period. Scattered blustery heavy showers are expected on Tuesday, along with fresh to strong and gusty southerly winds.
"Wet and very windy or stormy after dark, in strong to gale force and gusty south to southwest winds. The rain will turn thundery at times with the risk of hail. Highest temperatures 11 to 14 degrees Celsius.
"Sustained high winds and frequent showers are expected Wednesday with the ongoing risk of hail and embedded thunderstorms. Highest temperatures 9 to 12 degrees Celsius."
The weather front is currently out in the Atlantic but is tracking towards the Northwest of Ireland currently.
Forecaster Liz Walsh added: "Hurricane Epsilon rapidly intensified to a category 3 Hurricane on Wednesday night (Irish Time) over the central Atlantic, southeast of Bermuda.
"It has since dropped in intensity and is currently analysed as a strong category 1 hurricane by the National Hurricane Center.
"Tropical storm conditions are still expected on Bermuda today. A gradual decrease in intensity is expected as the system starts to move over colder waters and encounters strong winds aloft. Epsilon is still forecast to curve north-eastwards to the east of Bermuda over the coming days.
"It is still unclear how exactly Epsilon will impact weather conditions in Ireland but the timeline remains the same - early next week around Tuesday/Wednesday. Met Éireann meteorologists will continue to monitor the system closely as it goes through extra-tropical transition over the next number of days."
