Met Eireann has upgraded it's weather warning to status orange today.

The national forecaster is predicting extremely high winds in parts of Donegal, Galway, Leitrim, Mayo, Sligo, Clare, Kerry and Limerick over the next 24 hours.

Strong winds are expected to gust between 100 and 130 kilometres per hour at times -especially along coastal areas. 

Meanwhile, a yellow wind warning remains in place for Leinster, Cavan, Monaghan, Roscommon, Cork, Tipperary and Waterford