Met Éireann: No ‘big freeze’ forecast

No big freezes or major floods are expected this winter, with forecasters predicting nothing out of the ordinary.

As the Government taskforce on emergency planning launched its third annual winter-ready campaign, the head of forecasting at Met Éireann, Gerald Fleming, said there was no reason to believe that this winter would be “particularly severe”.

“There is nothing in the runes to suggest that it will be anything other than a normal winter, bringing its share of wet weather, windy weather, and some frosty nights,” he said.