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Met Éireann issues nationwide Status Yellow fog warning

The warning is set to be in place from 7pm tonight until 9am tomorrow

MET ÉIREANN HAVE issued a Status Yellow fog warning for the entire country this afternoon.

The warning, which will be in place from 7pm this evening and will last until 9am tomorrow morning, was issued this afternoon by the forecaster.

According to Met Éireann, there will be fog developing in some areas causing reduced visibility and leading to “difficult travel conditions”.

It comes just under a week after Storm Barra had parts of the country under Status Red and Status Orange wind warnings, with parts of the country hit badly by power outages and Boil Water Notices.

The Journal also detailed how Met Éireann decides on weather warnings, with the forecaster usually waiting until 48-hours before a weather event before issuing a warning.

When asked about Met Éireann’s confidence in predicting weather several days in advance on The Explainer last year, Head of Forecasting Evelyn Cusack said that it depends on the atmosphere.

“It actually depends on the weather. Sometimes the atmosphere is in a more predictable state than others,” said Cusack.

“We only ever issue warnings about 48 hours to 60 hours ahead, we don’t issue warnings further than that because things can vary too much.

The Status Yellow warning comes as the weather tonight looks to remain mainly dry, but with some patches of rain in the early morning.

From tomorrow, the fog is set to clear from eastern and southern counties while counties in the west and north will see cloudy conditions and light rain. Temperatures tomorrow of between seven and 11 degrees.

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    Mute Tom Molloy
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    Dec 13th 2021, 2:43 PM

    It used to be just called “bad weather”.

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    Dec 13th 2021, 6:14 PM

    @Tom Molloy: Wow….what an original comment.

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    Mute Mattress Dick
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    Dec 13th 2021, 2:46 PM

    Met Eireann lads must be on a bonus for each warning.

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    Dec 13th 2021, 2:51 PM

    Can we name the Fog Phineas?

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    Mute Shelly Levine
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    Dec 13th 2021, 4:03 PM

    @feargal de cantuin: only if it’s still around in 80 days

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    Dec 13th 2021, 3:58 PM

    Close the schools

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    Mute Mick Dunne
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    Dec 13th 2021, 2:45 PM

    I will believe it when I see it they never mentioned fog in last night’s forecast they haven’t a clue

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    Mute Gearoid O Chorraigh
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    Dec 13th 2021, 4:22 PM

    @Mick Dunne: probably couldn’t see it coming

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    Dec 13th 2021, 4:58 PM

    @Mick Dunne: will you apologise when you see it.

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    Dec 13th 2021, 5:43 PM

    @Mick Dunne: I just drove through it. Its bad

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    Mute Gavin Conran
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    Dec 13th 2021, 6:15 PM

    @aidan mccormack: Doesn’t matter – unless it’s outside Micks door, then there clearly isn’t any fog and anyone saying otherwise hasn’t a clue.

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    Dec 13th 2021, 8:55 PM

    @aidan mccormack: i drove through it at 5.30 this evening in county galway, it was really bad then. Be safe folks

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    Dec 13th 2021, 2:49 PM

    Is this the fog that turns you inside out?

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    Dec 13th 2021, 4:31 PM

    @Dugb: that only comes every Halloween

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    Dec 13th 2021, 3:27 PM

    That’s mental never seen yellow fog before

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    Dec 13th 2021, 4:29 PM

    @MRhino82: only in the loo after vindaloo.

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    Dec 13th 2021, 6:47 PM

    I don’t know why they are giving a widespread yellow warning for fog when they say there will be fog in some areas

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    Dec 13th 2021, 10:14 PM

    All canal barges should cease moving until the fog lifts.

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