West to be among hottest areas in country today
The west will be among the hottest areas in the country today. Met Eireann’s Joan Blackburn says temperatures could hit 30 degrees in many places. Meanwhile, the Department of Agriculture has issued a red forest fire warning, its highest level. They’re advising people not to light barbecues outside designated areas…
No end in sight to this week’s heatwave
Met Éireann says there’s no end in sight to the heatwave. A yellow high temperature warning is in place nationwide, with temperatures expected to remain in the twenties until at least next weekend. Today it’s expected to hit 27 degrees, with hazy sunshine across the country. Met Eireann Forecaster Pat…
East parts of the North West may be hit by thunder and heavy downpours
Met Eireann are warning that the Northwest may experience some thundery downpours over the next couple of days. There is a status yellow rain alert, which is in effect from 9 o’clock this morning until 10 tonight. They say there could be extremely heavy rainfall in places, with up to…
North West set to get some of the best of the weather today
Ireland is almost sold out of paddling pools with temperatures expected to hit 27 degrees today. Some Argos stores are reporting low stock, while small and medium sized pools are completely sold out in Mr Price stores around the country. Met Eireann says it could be one of the hottest…
Weather warnings in place — but north west likely to escape the worst
The north west may escape the worst of the stormy weather that’s expected this evening and tonight. A Status Yellow Rainfall Warning is in place for western coastal counties until 9am tomorrow, Tuesday. A Status Yellow Wind Warning is in place for the entire country until 6am tomorrow. Winds in…
We’re being warned to prepare for plummeting temperatures
We’re being warned to prepare for extremely cold weather throughout this week. There’s a status yellow weather advisory in place with temperatures expected to be 5 to 10 degrees below normal. Although the Northwest is expected to avoid the worst of the heavy snowfall Councils are preparing for the worst…
Met Eireann warns another ‘icy blast’ due at the weekend
8am: A low temperature alert remains in place until ten o’clock this morning. Met Eireann issued the status yellow warning as sub zero temperatures returned to parts of the country overnight. Some inland areas like Gurteen and Ballymote recorded temperatures as low as -4 this morning. The weather is to…