Severe weather closes roads

GALE force winds and driving rain led to flooding in many parts of the country yesterday, and it will also be a case of more of the same tomorrow night.

Forecasters are predicting rain will sweep eastwards across the country accompanied by strong southerly winds, which will reach gale force in exposed areas.

But there will be a major clearance by Thursday morning and temperatures will plummet to as low as 2 degrees, which may lead to a slight ground frost in some inland areas.