Yellow weather warnings issued as Storm Goretti approaches Ireland

Yellow 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.

They have said there could be heavy rain which will turn to sleet and snow in some places, particularly on high ground.

The alert was issued on Wednesday morning and will be in place from midday to 8pm on Thursday.

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.

Storm Goretti was named by France’s forecaster, Meteo France.

The storm is expected to bring heavy snow and strong winds later in the week across England and Wales.

With the UK’s Met Office saying some areas could see up to 20cm of snow and that the wind is expected to bring disruption in south-west England.

It comes after temperatures dipped over the last week and yellow ice warnings are in place in Northern Ireland on Wednesday.