Met Éireann has issued a status yellow snow and rain warning for Cork, Kerry, Waterford, and Wexford as the effects of Storm Goretti hit Ireland. The warning will see rain, which will be heavy at times, turn to sleet and snow in places on Thursday afternoon, particularly at elevation. Met Éireann normally works with the UK's Met Office and the Netherlands' KNMI. Met Éireann said: "Overnight scattered showers will feed in from the west, affecting parts of Munster and Connacht, with isolated showers further north." Met Éireann said "unsettled conditions" will bring showers and further outbreaks of rain, possibly turning wintry with hail and sleet.

Source: Irish Examiner January 07, 2026 10:20 UTC