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A STATUS YELLOW rain warning is in place for Cork and Kerry ahead of an expected drop in temperatures for the country tonight.
Met Éireann has warned that the new year will bring a cold snap, with temperatures expected to drop as low as -4C by Thursday.
The rain warning will remain in place for Cork and Kerry until 6am tomorrow, with the possibility of localised flooding and hazardous travelling conditions.
A Status Yellow wind warning had been in place in Donegal, Galway and Mayo, but has just been lifted.
The national forecaster had said that strong to gale force winds could result in fallen branches or trees, loose objects being displaced, difficult travelling conditions and wave overtopping due to onshore winds and high seas, particularly during high tide times.
The UK Met Office has also issued in Yellow wind warning for Antrim, Armagh, Down, Fermanagh, Tyrone and Derry, which will remain in place until 2pm this afternoon.
It comes ahead of an expected drop in the temperature this evening.
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Met Éireann has said it will remain cloudy and wet this morning before the rain clears to scattered showers across the northern half of the country later this afternoon. Temperatures will be between 8 to 11 degrees with fresh to strong southwesterly breezes.
Tonight will see further scattered showers across Ulster and north Connacht, while it will be cloudy elsewhere with spells of rain at times, heaviest in the south of the country.
The rain will clear southeastwards overnight and it will turn colder, with lowest temperatures of 2 to 5 degrees.
Any overnight rain will clear quickly from the south early tomorrow morning. The day is expected to be bright with sunny spells and scattered showers, most frequent in the west and the north. Some of the showers may turn wintry later in the day.
Temperatures will reach highs of 5 to 8 degrees, but frost will set in quickly after dark.
Thursday will be largely dry, sunny and cold with just a few light showers along north facing coasts. It will turn colder overnight with lowest temperatures of -4 to +1 degrees with widespread frost.
Speaking on RTÉ Radio 1 this morning, Carlow Weather’s Alan O’Reilly said those returning to work on Thursday might be in for “a bit of a shock”.
“It will feel like -5 or -6 and some frost and icy conditions, and staying bitterly cold through Thursday, Friday and even into Saturday,” he said.
O’Reilly said that the weather models were not in agreement, and while some show that a low pressure system could bring milder weather over the country at the weekend, other models have shown that the low pressure system “would stay in the cold air right through the weekend and into the first half of next week”.
O’Reilly also said the weather over the Christmas period had been “unusually mild”.
“Some parts of the West were windier and a bit damper, but even when it is 10 or 11 degrees, it doesn’t particularly feel that when it’s not nice weather,” he said.
“I think most people would be conscious of the fact of how mild it’s been. Ireland, actually, was one of the warmest countries in Europe this morning with temperatures above 10 degrees.”
In the UK, there are multiple Met Office weather warnings in place until tomorrow.
London’s City Hall has said it is “monitoring the weather” ahead of the city’s New Year’s Eve celebrations after some of Edinburgh’s Hogmanay festivities were cancelled due to bad weather.
A spokesperson for Edinburgh’s Hogmanay said: “Due to ongoing high winds and inclement weather in Edinburgh city centre, we regret to announce that outdoor events scheduled for Monday and 31 December are unable to go ahead on the grounds of public safety.
“The cancellation includes tonight’s Night Afore Disco Party in West Princes Street Gardens and, on December 31, Edinburgh’s Hogmanay Street Party, Concert in the Gardens and the midnight fireworks from Edinburgh Castle.
“We have been unable to continue with preparations and necessary set-up for Edinburgh’s Hogmanay outdoor events due to extreme weather and forecast conditions. Therefore, for safety reasons, we, along with our event partners, have taken the difficult decision to cancel all outdoor events.”
A yellow weather warning of heavy rain and snow is currently in force across most of Scotland for today, while an amber warning for rain is in place for an area around Inverness.
It is understood there are currently no plans to cancel any New Year’s Eve events in London, but a spokesperson for the mayor confirmed local authorities were continuing “to monitor the weather forecast closely”.
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Pretty much a given considering we are in the depths of winter. This weather is normal, predictable and consistent. Have a wonderful day all.
@Marvin Dollery: like that song.. ohh the weather outside is…. weather.
@Marvin Dollery: Given that it is, as you say, predictable isn’t it nice of Met Eireann to share their predictions?
@Marvin Dollery: nobody else is afraid of these stories Marvin, no need to share your coping mechanisms.
@Setanta O’Toole: Except for the kids your lot torment with constant climate change catastrophe dialogue despite it not ever going to happen. Maybe think before posting ridiculous comments.
@Marvin Dollery: never talked to anyone about climate change in my life Marv, you are just projecting.
@Marvin Dollery: mystic Marvin and the old Moore’s almanac all rolled into one
@Pork Hunt: if his climate change predictions are anything like his election ones, we better brace for an imminent apocalypse.
Hopefully in the new year we will be allowed to comment on the stories that matter, like long con vid article.
@087 bed: I know someone who died of long covid recently, so it’s not a con you gimp
@Freda Peeple: Another insightful input from you, always one like you “that “knew a fell”, You need to up you’re game in 25.
@087 bed: Wrong, I was at his funeral at the end of November, 39 from Raheny, Google it you pr7ck
@Basildon Joe: Nope completely healthy so I think you should keep your “feelings” separate to facts. The likes of yourself, and that other illiterate monkey hate facts.
@087 bed: or maybe mention the foreign looking Dublin bus driver who flattened an eight year old lad with a clatter
Happy new year new zealand
What a shock. Winter weather in Ireland. In the winter
@Marc Power: A comment like yours. What a shock.
The UN must begin the legal process to expel the US from it’s structures, and following a vote, to subsequently assemble an international military force to expel the Nazi Zionist regime from Palestine, Lebanon and Syria.
@Denis Harkin: Yes very hard to think of a happy new year with the US killing children in Gaza.
Is it still ok to hate the weather?
How many newborns in Ireland tomorrow, will be Irish, I ponder
@Liam Boyne: Considering they’re born in Ireland, I’d say100%….?
@Athena: I think you missed completely what I was implying
And still no response from the journal as to what good are them unlicensed Joe brollies are in their pic accompanying the story to people in the wind n rain apart from been a nuisance to other footpaths users where the spokes can take one’s eye out
I hope to see mass deportation of several families, in the new year
This year has thrown everything at us weather wise, bring it on..
@Jamie Hinch: Weren’t you on here saying the last bout of windy weather was akin to a hurricane? It didn’t lift as much as a lid of a bin here in an area that was said to be most affected.
@Marvin Dollery: Houses lost their roofs in City and surrounds duringthat storm/hurricane. That was not just windy that night FYI.
@Jamie Hinch: It was a windy night, also called a storm. Magnitudes different to a hurricane.
Hopefully, Israel will flatten Palestine for good
Lovely day here in Gstaad.
Should really restrict hospital visits and take measures to reduce spread of flu and Covid.
In 2025, that disgusting Hamas flag, needs to be removed from Leinster House, it’s a pity that this country has absolutely no opposition in the Dail, so depressing
Some ar*ehole of a country weatherwise
@Tim Brennan: and politically
Jeez Kerry and Cork really get the worst weather
Looks like the little coksucker Brenny mobilised all his multiple accounts to thumbs up to generate favour because his bosses said so, what a rag The Journal.ie is, a lefty rag, nobody take it seriously
Will Brenny be bringing out his Michael Collins account tonight lol
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