It'll begin at 6 o'clock this evening and remain in place until 11am tomorrow morning.

A status yellow wind warning has been issued for Leitrim and five other western coastal counties.

It comes as thousands have been impacted by the storm locally, with strong gusts of wind posing a risk to lives across the region.

A status yellow wind warning has been issued for six counties including Leitrim from this afternoon, followed by an orange warning on Friday and Saturday.

The alert comes into effect from 8pm tonight until 12 noon on Thursday.

Met Éireann warns that Storm Ashley will bring very strong to gale force and gusty south to southwest winds, coupled with high spring tides.

Lough Key Forest Park in Boyle and Rossmore Forest Park in Monaghan town are likely to be busy.

Met Éireann is forecasting that temperatures could reach as high as 25 degrees in some areas of the region tomorrow.