It’s not really looking a lot like Christmas, at least on the weather front.
The snow that covered the country earlier this month is an idealised version of what we think Christmas should really look like, but in Ireland, rain and lots of it is in store for the foreseeable future.
Having issued two separate weather warnings on Saturday, Met Éireann issued yet another status yellow rainfall warning on the morning of Christmas Eve for five counties in Connacht as well as Donegal and Clare.
Heavy rain is forecast for all seven counties throughout the day on Christmas Eve and into Christmas Day, with 25 to 35mm of rain likely in those areas until the warning expires at 7am on Christmas morning.
The latest warning comes on the back of a status yellow rainfall warning being issued for the provinces of Leinster and Munster, with heavy and persistent rain expected throughout Christmas Day.
That warning that came into effect at 5pm on Saturday and doesn’t expire until 8pm on Christmas Day.
The unseasonably mild conditions the country has experienced of late will come to an end on Monday, however, with temperatures of no higher than 7 degrees adding to what is likely to be a miserable day all round.
Wintry showers have been forecast for northern parts of the country on St. Stephen’s Day, with severe frost expected at night as temperatures drop to as low as -2 degrees on Tuesday night and as low as -4 degrees on Wednesday night.
You probably didn’t need much excuse to stay indoors for the next few days, but the weather has just given us all an easy one to do just that.
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