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03rd Mar 2017

Met Eireann have issued a weather warning for all of Ireland ahead of the weekend

Alan Loughnane

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Well… that’s just great.

In what is becoming an increasingly common trend over the past couple of weeks, Met Eireann have issued another weather warning.

Yes, we feel the same as you at this at stage…

Late on Thursday, Met Eireann issued two separate weather warnings which run until 6pm on Friday.

The first is a status yellow warning for all of Ireland as Met Eireann warn of cold and very unsettled weather which will continue all through the weekend.

According to Met Eireann, “There will periods of heavy rain, with some severe downpours at times, especially in southwestern, western and northwestern counties with spot flooding.”

There’s also a risk of some sleet and snow at times.

In a separate alert, a status yellow rainfall warning was also issued for Galway, Leitrim, Mayo, Sligo, Clare and Kerry.

There will be some very heavy downpours in these areas throughout Friday with a possibility as much as 40mm will fall in places.

Happy Friday folks…

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