Up to a metre of snow could accumulate in parts of Dublin over the coming days as blizzard like conditions sweep across the State, a Met Éireann forecaster has said. Evelyn Cusack of Met Éireann told RTÉ News that the meeting of the two would lead to “particularly heavy snow over Munster and Leinster but in particular eastern and southern areas”. “South Dublin is normally in a rain shadow but in this case, with a north easterly wind, it is sort of the opposite effect and in fact we could get up to a metre of snow,” she said. There are also reports of power outages in parts of Dublin, with approximately 2,000 homes in Donabate in north Dublin. ForecastMs Cusack, senior forecaster with Met Éireann, said a “big improvement” was expected over the weekend but she warned weather models were no guarantee.

Source: The Irish Times March 01, 2018 08:41 UTC