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MET ÉIREANN HAS issued a winter weather warning for all of Ireland that will remain in place until Thursday.
The national forecaster said it will be cold across the country from tomorrow evening, bringing sharp to severe frosts and icy stretches on roads and footpaths.
Some showers of hail, sleet and snow can be expected. There is also the possibility of freezing fog.
The warning took effect yesterday afternoon and is in place until noon on Thursday.
Additionally, Met Éireann has issued a Status Yellow wind warning for Donegal which is valid until 10pm tonight.
The UK Met Office has issued a yellow wind and rain warning for Antrim and Derry, which is in place until 1am on Sunday.
Today will be cold🥶 with sunny spells⛅️.
— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) January 14, 2023
Showers🌧️ will extend eastwards, some heavy with hail & isolated thunderstorms⛈️ possible.
This afternoon, westerly winds🌬️ will become very strong in the NW & N with gales and severe gusts🍃 in coastal areas.
Highs of 4 to 7°C pic.twitter.com/DpGB3H48no
Today’s forecast is for cold weather with sunny spells. There will be showers in the east which will extend to most of the country, with some hail and thunderstorms possible.
It will be windy in the afternoon, with particularly strong westerly winds in the north and northwest of the country. There will gales and severe gusts in coastal areas.
Highest temperatures will be between four and seven degrees.
Tomorrow morning will be mostly cloudy in Connacht, Munster and south Leinster, with showers or longer spells of rain. There will be sunny spells in Ulster and north Leinster, but showers will develop there through the day, with some hail or isolated thunderstorms possible.
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My gas bill just arrived 580 euro, so I was hoping the weather might be milder as it is impossible to pay this kind of extortionate amount on more than one bill, ironically , my Dad and son received similar bills and all of us tried to keep on eye on usage, the government need to look at some kind of subsidy on gas especially when there is no alternative heating source in the home.
@Honeybee: ‘Natural gas prices in Europe… have tumbled to levels last seen before Russia sparked a global energy crisis by invading Ukraine.’ That’s the headline from a CNN news last week. My latest gas bill was similar to yours, Honeybee. So why are consumer prices remaining at double what they were a year ago? It is greed, Honeybee – simply greed.
@Honeybee: Mine was €341. I live on my own and work 7 days a week in my office so I’m only home from about 6PM until 6-30AM the next morning. I called the gas company to try and figure out how in the name of God can I get a bill for a house with very little gas usage. I might as well have been talking to a cylinder of gas. It’s extortion at this stage.
@David Corrigan: I think David so many of us are struggling with high energy costs, food inflation and generally trying to stay afloat. It’s sad to be in your home and feel cold , knowing that if you turn on the heat , you may struggle to find the money to pay the bill and yet that is the reality. I keep waiting ‘another hour’ to turn the switch, really the gas companies need to help their customers out here, dreading the weather warning just issued.
@Honeybee: I don’t know how some families do it at all. Mortgages, creche fees, running cars, house bills, high taxes etc etc.
@Honeybee: Our bill for gaz and electricity was 380€ in France. Something not quite right there. Yet another reason to never think of going back, as if I needed more. It’d be nice to have a reason to go back from time to time, besides the people and the countryside.
@David Corrigan: that’s seems nuts. My bi/monthly bill came in today, €275. That’s for a family of 4, and because myself and my wife work shift work there’s someone there all the time, we cook with gas as well.
@David Stapleton: nuclear energy and you are talk balls about countryside lol
@Jason Ebbs: I went to the neighbours with the bill and they got similar figures. Bloody ridiculous bills to be sending out.
They issued a winter weather advisory not a warning. I don’t think they have to warn anyone that it gets cold in January
In Lanzarote to come home to that muck
@Ronan Coleman: Poor you!
@Ronan Coleman: I’m just devastated for you – the tears are running down me legs.
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