THIS TIME last year Fermanagh was basking in record-breaking temperatures. This week the temperatures could again break records, but not in the way we would like, and predictions are summer will not arrive here until August. According to Peter O’Donnell at Irish Weather Online, temperatures will be around two degrees below average this week, it […]
The snow’s back (but not everyone’s complaining)
THE first snow of the winter saw Fermanagh wake up a blanket of snow causing disruption in many rural areas. The wintery showers and flurries of snow fell over night on Tuesday evening and caused traffic congestion on some routes into Enniskillen. Cuilcagh Mountain Park had also been closed to the public due to snow […]
Batten down the hatches… another storm on the way
HOLD on to your hats, another big storm is on the way! Just three weeks ago the county was rocked by Storm Ali, as winds reached up to 80 miles per hour and caused chaos throughout the county with trees falling and blocking roads at a number of rural locations across the county. Thousands of […]
Brace yourself, there’s a cold, cold spell on the way
Temperatures are expected to drop to as low as -5 degrees today (Wednesday), and remain below freezing tomorrow (Thursday) as Fermanagh is plunged into another dose of extreme wintery weather. There are fears that the ‘Beast from the East’ will potentially bring the coldest weather since 1991 as temperatures barely rose above freezing yesterday (Tuesday) […]
Wintery weekend to follow winds
AFTER the recent visits of storms Dylan and Eleanor, the forecast for the week ahead is for more windy and unsettled weather. A yellow weather warning from the Met Office, and a Status Orange warning from Met Eireann, remained in place on Wednesday, for the entire country as Eleanor sweeped across Ireland. Strong westerly winds […]
Brace yourself for another Big Freeze!
It is predicted this winter could be almost as bad as 2010, though thankfully it won’t last long.
Dreams of a white Christmas look like a long shot!
Met Office and Met Eireann have dashed the hopes of many this Christmas
FORECAST: Is the good weather going to last in Fermanagh?
Following the coldest May for 20 years and a first week of June in which the sun struggled to come out behind the clouds, Fermanagh is finally seeing the first signs of summr with sunny skies and high temperaturespredicted to last well into next week at least.