Most of these will be of rain but a few hail, sleet or snow showers are possible. A nationwide Status Yellow ice warning in effect until 9am this morning has expired, and while a Status Yellow rain warning for Dublin, Louth, Meath and Wicklow expired at 3am. He said the limited preparation was “disappointing” and measures should be taken to improve the response to such weather events. “With climate change, these kinds of weather events are going to be more frequent. We will get snow, heatwaves, torrential rain, extreme weather events and everyone needs to be more prepared for that.

Source: Irish Independent March 02, 2024 15:49 UTC