Flood waters in Enniscorthy, Co Wexford, after Storm Chandra hit the island of Ireland (Niall Carson/PA)A more localised system for weather warnings is set to replace the current county-based system. Met Éireann has confirmed the current weather warning system will be replaced, and it aims to have the new, more localised system in place later this year. The new system will see weather warnings issued to smaller, more specific areas. A spokesperson for Met Éireann said the move away from county-based warnings will “identify where the expected impacts will be in the county”. “Met Éireann is progressing in the area of more localised weather warnings, via the use of polygons to represent areas under warnings,” they said.

Source: Irish Independent February 25, 2026 22:24 UTC