Yellow weather warnings issued as Storm Goretti approaches IrelandBy Bairbre Holmes, Press AssociationYellow weather warnings have been issued for the south of the country as Storm Goretti approaches Ireland. Met Eireann have said yellow snow and rain warnings for Cork, Kerry, Waterford and Wexford are expected to be in place from Thursday afternoon. There are also small craft warnings in place for Carnsore Point to Dungarvan to Mizen Head and for Carlingford Lough to Dungarvan to Erris Head. The storm is expected to bring heavy snow and strong winds later in the week across England and Wales. It comes after temperatures dipped over the last week and yellow ice warnings are in place in Northern Ireland on Wednesday.

Source: Irish Independent January 07, 2026 16:39 UTC