Matthew Martin from Met Éireann says the wintry conditions will continue through the evening and into tomorrow.

Emergency services are at the scene of what is being described as a serious road traffic accident in Co Cork on the N22 near the Farran Well pub and emergency services have put road diversions in place.

A status yellow low temperature warning is in place across Leinster and Connacht until 11am this morning.

A status yellow low temperature and ice warning will be in place from 6 o'clock in Leinster and Connacht.

Met Eireann is forecasting gusts of up to 100kmh as well as a risk of coastal flooding.

Sleet and snow can be expected in parts of the country as the weather gets colder this weekend.

A status yellow wind warning remains in place for eight counties.

I love a good old storm. Watching the coverage on the news bulletins on TV from around the country is like watching coverage of the St Patrick’s Day parades.

Met Éireann have issued a status yellow rainfall warning for three counties.

The Government of Ireland village is a new addition to the National Ploughing Championships.

Reggie Jnr came home yesterday morning with his Leaving Cert Results and without giving anything away about the hopeless thicko

A Status Yellow rainfall warning is in place for Connacht, Donegal, Clare, Limerick and Kerry.

There is a status yellow rainfall warning currently in place for five counties.

Met Eireann predicts temperatures of 19 degrees next week.

“With the wind picking up and forecast for it to get quite strong this afternoon we will now make our descent,”

Pessimistic forecasting, an urban focus, and too many weather warnings are among the most frequent complaints from members of the public to Met Éireann.

This week’s picture from our archives shows an angler being rescued from floods at the Lee Fields, Cork in April, 1928.

Despite nine named storms lashing the land in 2018, it was the uplands of the west and the bogs of the midlands that produced more grass and other herbage than usual this year, while grass growth suffered in the rest of the country.

Around 1,700 homes, farms and businesses are still without power this evening following Storm Hector.

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After a sun-filled bank holiday weekend, the prospect for the next few days is for more of the same as the balmy weather is set to continue.

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Legends.

Met Éireann forced a change in the names of several storms because suggestions from British forecasters were too Irish, not Irish enough, and, in one case, too similar to a country and western star.

Snow and ice weather warnings have been issued for most parts of the country.

Aileen, Iona and Larry could be blowing into the UK and Ireland over coming months.

Catch up on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com this morning.

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Gerald Fleming may be gone from our TV screens, but he’s as busy as ever generating forecasts from Met Éireann HQ. Jonathan deBurca Butler visits on World Meteorological Day.

Met Éireann is forecasting Arctic conditions for the middle of this week which could see sleet and snow in places.

Met Éireann has warned the public to expect winds of up to 120km/h today.

You may have noticed a bit of frost on your car windscreen this morning.

Last month was the warmest June of the decade so far in most of Ireland, but many parts of the country also endured much more rain than average.

Farmers have been advised to switch from barley to crops such as rape, beet or maize, as they run out of time to sow spring cereals.

Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today.

Two weather warnings from Met Eireann came into effect from midnight.

Residents of Sherkin Islandin West Cork enjoyed the warmest weather in the country last month.

It didn’t quite compensate for the recent failure to bring back Sam to the Kingdom, but there was great local delight at the crowning of Cahirciveen company Quinlan’s Seafood as supreme champions at the Blás na hÉireann Food Awards as part of the annual Dingle Food Festival that took place in the Kerry over the weekend.

Ireland may be in for a scorcher this summer, if the British send a little sunshine our way.

A 'Status Yellow' snow and ice alert remains in place across Connacht and Ulster this morning.