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THE COUNTRY IS facing a wet and windy weekend, as Met Éireann has issued three separate weather warnings.
A snow-ice warning is in place for the whole country for later tonight and Sunday, with snowfall of up to 3cm expected. Larger amounts of snow are forecast for Ulster and Connacht, particularly on higher ground.
A rain warning is also in place, with between 25 and 35mm of rain is set to fall today in Connacht, Cavan, Monaghan and Donegal.
A wind warning, meanwhile, has been issued for Munster, Leinster and Galway, with gusts of up to 110km/hr expected.
Today will be a great deal milder than tomorrow, with highest temperatures of 8 to 12 degrees. However, there is the risk of thunder and spot flooding in places as rain becomes widespread in the afternoon.
It will be very cold tonight as the snow moves in from the west, with frost and icy patches set to develop.
Tomorrow will also be very cold with showers of rain, hail, sleet and snow with a slight risk of thundery bursts forecast.
Temperatures will only range between 1 and 4 degrees during the day, going below freezing again overnight.
Looking ahead, we’re set for another cold, unsettled week.
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Change the headline just add “again” at the end. Yawn.
@Maggie O’Connor: Change the headline to “This is our regular weather forecast update”, just like the the one on the telly but with words instead of a talky person. Please feel free to ignore it if your day to day life is not affected by weather”.
@Maggie O’Connor: yawn is this the name they are giving this storm ?
@Neal Ireland Hello.: i love your comment “talky person” made me laugh. Thanks.
@Johnny Mason: not a bad idea Johnny I’d definitely tune in to hear a talky persons update/damage report about storm yawn.
@Maggie O’Connor: what is “snow” ?
@Gus Sheridan: I don’t snow
Springs here . Looking forward to the Smaller hailstones
@blue exile: *warmer hailstones* fixed that for you!
@blue exile its the: last month of winter.
@brendan H: the first month of Spring….
Like it or not plebaroos the weather report goes hand in hand with the news. Bunch of whingers giving out when it’s reported on a news site is unreal. Don’t like it? Fuc right off elsewhere. I for 1 appreciate the weather reports on the journal.
Groundhog Day.
A grand little country if you could only told it
Your sensationalism is really irritating……
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