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Saturday 10 June 2023 Dublin: 15°C

# Brrr

Last year
2022
# Brrr
Cold and frosty day ahead with low temperature weather warning in place for almost all counties
It’s forecast to be generally unsettled this weekend with wet and windy weather developing.
All time
# Wrap Up
National weather warning issued as temperatures forecast to fall below freezing
The Status Yellow warning comes into effect from 6pm today.
# Brrr
Weather event responsible for 2010 and 2018 cold snaps expected in the coming days
A major sudden stratospheric warming event is predicted – but it doesn’t guarantee cold weather.
# Weather
Warning issued for 'significant wind chill and disruptive snow' next week
We’ll have “exceptionally cold weather” next week.
# warning
Rain expected across the weekend with snow-ice warning for three counties
The outlook for the week is unsettled but less cold.
# Cold Snap
Snow-ice yellow warning issued for all of Ireland
Met Éireann said widespread wintry showers may lead to snow accumulations.
# baby it's cold outside
Today will be cold, rainy and thundery with the frost set to return this evening
Weather warnings are in place all over the country.
# Brrr
7 beauty products to fight the awful winter nip in the air
Winter isn’t coming – it’s here.
# Brrr
Watch: Motorists warned to stay away from Sally Gap due to snowy conditions
The road is currently impassable.
# Brrr
Temperatures set to drop to -3 tonight with widespread frost
Wrap up well if you’re heading out.
# Brrr
Two separate weather warnings for freezing fog and temperatures dropping lower than minus three
Connacht, Cavan, Monaghan and Donegal are worst affected.
# below freezing
Weather warning for eight counties as temperatures set to drop as low as minus four
The warning will come into effect at 7pm this evening and will be valid until 10am tomorrow morning.
# Brrr
It's going to be cold all week - but it will stay mostly dry
Temperatures will reach highs of 14 degrees, but breezes may make it feel colder.
# Brrr
This weekend will be 'much colder than normal'
Hooray.
# Frozen
There's ANOTHER weather warning in place, this time for snow
The ice, frost and fog isn’t going anywhere in a hurry.
# Not over yet
New warning extending: Rachel may be gone but the snow is back
Snow and ice are causing problems on some roads across the country this morning.
# what the hail?
Met Éireann has now issued FIVE weather warnings (yikes)
Ah here.
# Brrr
Proof: There IS snow in some parts of Ireland today
Has it reached you yet?
# Brrr
VIDEO: Passengers have to get out and push their airplane in the snow and ice
Welcome to the Arctic Circle.
# winter is coming
How prepared is Ireland for another big freeze?
No one needs to panic – we have more than enough salt this time.
# What the fliuch
Orange Alert in place as country braces for gale force winds
Met Éireann has warned there will be no letup in the strong winds which have hit over the past week. Sorry.
# Brrr
March was coldest in decades in many parts of Ireland
Last month Met Éireann recorded record low temperatures and some stations reported it as the wettest month in five years.
# Brrrr
Explainer: Is global warming causing harsher winters (and springs)?
Some scientists are beginning to put together data which shows climate change is causing icy polar air to be displaced towards Europe.
# Snow
Updated: Snow showers to continue in the east, cold elsewhere
The rest of the country will remain dry and cold with spells of sunshine over western counties.
# Disruptions
Bad weather causing disruptions for bus services
Snow and ice is causing havoc for road users this morning.
# Brrr
PICS: Snow-ice warning in place as Irish Air Corps aids NI snowbound livestock
Thousands of snowbound animals in the North are feared dead, but the extent of the losses are unclear as most are buried below thick blankets of snow.
# Brrr
Met Éireann issues weather warning as snow and 'bitter cold' hits
Planning to go outside today? Wear all the clothes you can fit on your body. It’s freezing out there.
# In Pictures
Snow showers surprise Leinster and Ulster
Weather warnings were issued by Met Éireann last night.
# Dilemma
The burning question*: Does prospect of snow excite or fill you with dread?
It’s Monday, so let TheJournal.ie distract you from the ‘serious’ news with one of life’s REAL dilemmas. (*not really)
# Sneachta
Snow Day: Ireland wakes up to a white morning
Snow fell in various areas across the country overnight.
# Brrr
Bundle up: High winds, cold temperatures and frequent showers forecast
We’ll also have hail, thunderstorms and the odd bright spell. Who says you can’t have it all?
# never ending
Met Éireann puts the country on yellow alert with 'blizzard' forecast
It’s going to be windy out there tonight.
# Happy friday
WATCH: 5 animals encountering snow for the first time
One paw after the other…
# Sneachta
Wrap up warm: Snow hits part of the country
There’s been a few flurries across parts of Dublin, Meath and Kildare – and it’s going to get as cold as -2 tonight.
# wrap up warm
Met Eireann warns strong winds to hit later today
Ireland may have escaped the freezing cold weather this Christmas – but watch out for strong winds.
# Sneachta
Everything you ever wanted to know about snow in Ireland
Met Éireann’s Aidan Murphy explains the patterns of snow in Ireland, why it’s hard to forecast – and the statistical chances of a white Christmas.
# Sneachta
First snow... on the border of Cork/Limerick/Tipp
Don’t panic – it’s not widespread – but the plummet in temperature has seen at least one patch of Ireland get drizzled with the white stuff. (And Donegal. And Kerry.)
# Brrr
Why did it go from summer to winter in just a few days?
Meteorologist Karl Mehlhorn of the Irish Weather Network has the scientific explanation for why we went from t-shirts to thermals in the past week.
# Brrr
Freezing fog and ice to make driving conditions dangerous
Temperatures will reach as low as -5C over the next couple of nights, with motorists being warned of severe ground frost in some areas.
# wrap up warm
Brrr: Temperatures to plummet as bad weather set to last all week
There’s even a chance that it could snow towards the end of the week…