Met Éireann warns Storm Herminia could worsen Storm Éowyn damage with snow in places

Storm Éowyn damage repairs look set to be hampered by Storm Hermina which has caused Met Éireann to issue multiple Status Yellow weather alerts.

Met Éireann had been expecting stormy conditions to follow on Sunday after Storm Éowyn. While Sunday's weather will not be on a par with Éowyn, Met Éireann's counterparts in Spain have named the weather event Storm Hermina because of its potential impact on the Iberian peninsula.

While the worst of the storm will stay offshore to the south of Ireland but it will bring strong gusts especially into southern areas. Complicating matters for Ireland is a cold snap which has already claimed or postponed GAA games.

Met Éireann has issued multiple Status Yellow weather warnings for snow, ice, wind and rain for most parts of Ireland on Saturday and Sunday. 

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Met Éireann says areas under Status Yellow snow ice alert are in the northern half of the country and will be hit by scattered snow showers with icy stretches.

The forecaster has put counties under the Status Yellow rain alert in the southern half of the Republic on notice of heavy downpours of rain may lead to spot flooding.

It warns counties under the wind warning could be at risk of further damage to already weakened structures and trees caused by Storm Éown. Dangerous travelling conditions are also expected in these counties.

List of Status Yellow Alerts

• Status Yellow - Snow-Ice warning for Donegal, Leitrim, Mayo, Sligo Valid: 20:00 Saturday 25/01/2025 to 09:00 Sunday 26/01/2025
• Status Yellow - Snow-Ice warning for Donegal, Leitrim, Mayo, Sligo Valid: 20:00 Saturday 25/01/2025 to 09:00 Sunday 26/01/2025
• Status Yellow - Rain warning for Carlow, Kilkenny, Wicklow, Cork, Kerry, Tipperary, Waterford Valid: 05:00 Sunday 26/01/2025 to 17:00 Sunday 26/01/2025
• Status Yellow - Wind warning for Carlow, Dublin, Kilkenny, Wexford, Wicklow, Munster, Galway, Mayo, Sligo Valid: 06:00 Sunday 26/01/2025 to 18:00 Sunday 26/01/2025
• Status Yellow - Wind warning for Donegal, Leitrim, Louth, Meath Valid: 11:00 Sunday 26/01/2025 to 18:00 Sunday 26/01/2025
• Status Yellow - Wind warning for Cork, Kerry, Waterford Valid: 23:00 Sunday 26/01/2025 to 06:00 Monday 27/01/2025

Met Éireann National Forecast issued at 11.56am on January 25

Saturday: Sunny spells in places this afternoon but it will turn cloudier for a time as showery rain tracks eastwards across the country through the afternoon and early evening followed by showers. Falls of sleet are likely along with some hail and isolated thunderstorms. Light southerly winds will increase moderate to fresh and gusty for a time. Highest temperatures of 4 to 8 degrees.

Cold tonight but dry for many with clear spells at first along with some wintry showers, mainly in the west and northwest. The showers will become isolated through the night and cloud will build from the southwest. Lowest temperatures of -3 to +1 degrees with widespread frost and some ice developing. Light to moderate southerly winds will back southeasterly and freshen in the southwest towards morning.

Sunday: Turning wet and windy tomorrow with strong to near gale force southeasterly winds developing in the morning, with gale force winds along exposed coasts. Rain in the southwest will extend northeastwards through the morning and afternoon, with localised flooding possible, especially in southern parts. The rain will clear northwards in the evening as sunny spells and scattered showers follow with a chance of thunderstorms. The winds will veer southerly and will ease moderate to fresh as the rain clears. Highest temperatures of 6 to 10 degrees generally, cooler in the northwest.

Scattered showers, merging to longer spells of rain at times, will continue to push in from the southwest through the night, most frequent in the south and west with the driest conditions in the north. Lowest temperatures of 2 to 6 degrees with mostly moderate to fresh southerly winds, stronger in the southwest and west.

Monday: A rather windy day with showery outbreaks of rain, heavy in places with the chance of spot flooding and isolated thunderstorms. However, there will be some dry and bright spells too. Highest temperatures of 7 to 10 degrees generally, slightly cooler in the northwest. Fresh and gusty southerly winds will become cyclonic variable for a time before becoming northwesterly during the evening.

Showery outbreaks of rain will continue overnight, still heavy in places but becoming mostly confined to the northwest by morning. Lowest temperatures of 2 to 6 degrees in fresh to strong and gusty northwesterly winds.

Tuesday: Sunny spells and scattered showers with longer spells of rain possible, mainly over the northern half of the country. The showers will ease through the afternoon and evening with many places becoming dry for a time. Highest temperatures of 6 to 9 degrees in fresh to strong and gusty northwesterly winds, moderating westerly later.

After a largely dry start to the night, rain, accompanied by fresh to strong and gusty southeasterly winds, will push in from the southwest over much of the country by morning with some heavy falls and spot flooding possible. Lowest temperatures of -1 to +3 degrees, coldest in Ulster where it will be driest.

Wednesday: Current indications suggest it will be a wet and breezy day with rain moving up from the south and stalling over the country. Highest temperatures of 5 to 9 degrees.

Further Outlook: Our weather will then become more settled with a ridge of high pressure building with a lot of dry weather developing for the latter half of the week