Wednesday 21 April, 2021
Wednesday is shaping up to be the best day of the week.
Things are about to get very un-spring like.
Temperatures are to drop as low as -2 degrees on Sunday night.
Conditions are set to turn unsettled over the Easter weekend.
Temperatures will rise above normal March temperatures in some areas on Monday and Tuesday.
Tomorrow is expected to be slightly cloudier but will stay mainly dry, with some drizzle in places.
A Status Yellow rainfall warning is in place for Donegal.
There is good news for next week, however, when the weather is set to turn drier and warmer.
Met Éireann says heavy showers will become widespread throughout the morning.
It will come into effect at 12pm Wednesday and will remain in effect until 7am Thursday.
Today will be cool but dry across the country with spells of sunshine
It beats the wet, cold weather, anyway.
The spring weather looks set to continue.
A Status Orange rainfall warning for Cork, Kerry, Tipperary and Waterford was in place throughout today.
Midweek will be very unsettled before the weather improves again by the weekend.
A Status Yellow wind warning comes into effect for 13 counties tomorrow night, followed by a rainfall warning on Tuesday.
A Status Yellow wind warning is in effect for three counties on Saturday.
Met Éireann has issued Status Orange and Yellow wind warnings around the country this afternoon.
In better news, it’s set to get warmer in the coming days.
A Status Yellow wind warning kicks in for eight counties at 9pm tonight.
Wind and snow/ice warnings are in place for most of the country tomorrow.
A further meeting of the National Directorate for Fire and Emergency Management took place today.
Met Éireann said this morning that “significant accumulations” of sleet and snow are possible for Thursday.
An advisory issued today by Met Éireann lasts from Sunday morning until Wednesday evening.
Met Éireann has said that the start of next week will be “bitterly cold and wintry”.
Met Éireann has cautioned against predicting the amount of snow to expect at this stage.
The rainfall warning will be in place for Donegal, Galway, Leitrim, Mayo and Sligo.
Rain and strong winds are forecast for most of the country across the weekend.
There will be snow falls this weekend in some places.
Northern parts of the country will see the worst of the rain this evening.
Mét Éireann forecasts scattered sleet, snow and rain showers continuing today.
There will be falls of hail, sleet and snow, creating icy and hazardous conditions.
It is a cold and frosty morning in many parts of the country.
Heavy rain expected in Leinster will turn to sleet or snow in the afternoon, Met Éireann said.
Met Éireann has issued a weather advisory for the entire country, which will kick in at midnight.
More than 100 flood warnings and alerts have been issued in England.
