Met Eireann has added a Status Yellow wind warning for Wexford, Kilkenny, Carlow, Waterford, and Tipperary ahead of Storm Fionn.
Updated Status Yellow Snow-Ice warning. https://t.co/9BeK3UcAwO pic.twitter.com/r9JTQ2bxxb
— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) January 16, 2018
The forecaster says that today and into tonight, westerly winds will reach a mean speed of 55 to 65 km/h with gusts of up to 110km/h.
Widespread winter showers are also forecast, with “some accumulations of snow” in places. The wintry showers are expected to last until early Wednesday morning.
Very cold this aft, wintry showers, heavy with a risk of thunder. Snow is likely, esp over N half of the country & mainly over higher ground elsewhere.Strong & gusty W winds. Winds will reach gale force along Atlantic Seaboard with severe gusts & very high seas. Highs 1 to 5C
— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) January 16, 2018
One to three centimetres of snow is expected to fall from this evening into tonight, with higher accumulations in higher areas.
