A status yellow wind warning will be upgraded to Orange for the entire country later this morning.
As Storm Bram approaches, the orange alert is now in effect counties in the South East until 3pm.
All other counties across the West and Midlands, including Galway, will also come under an orange warning from 11 this morning until 7PM, with Donegal joining from 2pm.
Keith Leonard from the National Directorate for Fire & Emergency Management says they're prepared for what's to come:
Salthill Car Park and Toft Car Park and a number of coastal roads are closed - including Silverstrand Road, Ballyloughane Beach Road and a section of Rosshill Road
The Woods at Bearna, Terryland, Merlin and Rosshill, along with Galway City Museum, are closed until further notice
Sandbags have been placed for the public at the Tourist Kiosk Salthill, Claddagh Hall, the Fire Station Fr Burke Road and Spanish Arch.
People are advised to stay updated with their local authority - whether that's the City Council or the County Council.
We'll also have updates throughout the day of road closures, weather warning updates, power outages and more on FM, the website and the app.
