Get all your news in one place.
100’s of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
National
David Kent

Ireland weather: Storm Gladys brings 'hazardous' snow and ice but good news from Met Eireann for weekend

After three storms in a week, it appears that Storm Gladys is set to avoid Ireland - but temperatures will still drop according to Met Eireann.

There are weather warnings in place for the entire country until midday and around 6pm on Thursday evening, with snow/ice and wind in particular set to cause trouble.

However, according to the latest Met Eireann forecast, it's set to improve a bit once the storm passes.

Thursday will see a "very cold" start, which makes sense given the warning and the forecaster has warned road users of "hazardous" conditions.

They tweeted: "Sunny spells & scattered showers of sleet, snow & hail & the potential for isolated thunderstorms. Windy with fresh to strong and gusty west to southwest winds. Highs of 4 to 7 degrees."

The rest of the week looks something like this.

Thursday evening

"There will be clear spells and scattered showers of rain or sleet. By morning there will just be isolated showers in the northeast and largely dry conditions everywhere else. It will be cold with minimum temperatures of -1 to +3 degrees generally, so frost and ice is possible. Breezy early in the night with fresh and gusty westerly winds but winds will gradually ease light to moderate overnight."

Friday

"Tomorrow morning will be cold and dry with sunny spells and any frost and ice will clear. It will stay dry and bright in many areas for the day, but cloud will increase in the west and northwest, bringing patches of drizzle. A milder day with afternoon temperatures of 7 to 10 degrees, in mostly light to moderate breezes, however fresh to strong southerly winds will develop in the west later."

Saturday

"Mostly cloudy and breezy with patchy drizzle in southern and western areas. Highest temperatures of 8 to 10 degrees with fresh to strong and gusty southerly winds."

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100’s of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.