Met Eireann has given an update on what we can expect in February, with the country likely to see its first named storm of the season in the coming weeks.
In its monthly forecast, Met Eireann has predicted that stormy conditions could start around the Bank Holiday Monday on February 6 and continuing until Sunday, February 12. During the period of bad weather, Met Eireann is warning people to be aware that weather warnings “are possible during this period” and that “cyclone centres may pass close to Ireland."
According to the national forecaster the week starting on February 6 will see "unsettled" weather with cold fronts moving across Ireland in a mobile westerly airflow bringing spells of wet and windy weather. “Cyclone centres may pass close to Ireland, and weather warnings are possible during this period. Higher than normal rainfall is expected, with totals highest along the western half of the country.”
