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A current weather chart for Saturday from Wxcharts.com
A Status Yellow Wind warning is in place for Kildare and the rest of the country from 9am on Saturday until 3pm on Sunday with gusts of up to 110km/h forecast.
Also read: Met Éireann warns that Storm Jorge will bring severe winds and more flooding
Storm Jorge (pronounced hor-hay) has been named by the Spanish meteorological service.
A Status Orange wind warning is in place for Clare, Galway, Mayo, Kerry, Donegal, Leitrim and Sligo.
Met Éireann has also issued a Status Yellow rainfall warning for Munster, Connacht and Donegal.
Stormy February
Forecasters are warning of very strong winds and heavy rainfall with possibly snow for Saturday.
Its the fourth weekend in a row of stormy conditions as the month of February has been battered by extreme weather conditions such as Storm Ciara and Storm Dennis.
Met Éireann said: "Saturday will be a cold and windy day with widespread showers and coastal gales.
"Showers will be mainly confined to the west and south during the morning, but will become widespread as the day goes on, and will be a mix of rain, hail, sleet and possibly snow.
"There will also be a risk of thunder."
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