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Storm Noa: Snow falls in parts of Ireland as storm continues to rage

Snow is falling in parts of Ireland as Storm Noa continues to batter the country.

The storm, which was named by the French weather service Meteo France, has brought with its powerful gale-force winds and pouring rain. Three Status Yellow wind warnings are currently in place warning of gusts of up to 110km/h for the whole of Ireland today.

Additionally, a Staus Orange Storm warning is in place for from Roche's Point to Loop Head to Rossan Point this morning. Snow has hits parts of the country as part of the extreme weather.

Read more: Gale force winds and heavy rain to wreak havoc as Storm Noa hits

Powerscourt Golf shared a lovely video of snow gently falling to the ground in Co Wicklow on their Twitter account. The caption reads: "Sometimes in Ireland, it snows in April. Video by Gary Larkin."

Another Twitter user shared footage of their dog frolicking on the snow-covered ground in Roundwood, Co Wicklow. Another person shared a video of them driving in the Wicklow Gap in heavy snowfall.

A fourth person said they spotted snow on the Knockmealdown Mountains. Ireland will face a rough and cold day ahead but a huge change is on the way.

Alan O'Reilly of Carlow Weather said: "A rough and cold day of weather ahead but keep the faith as tomorrow will be better and weather models showing big improvement from Sunday with temperatures up to 17c and looking much more settled next week at present."

He added: "Latest high-resolution charts via @Netweather show how #StormNoa will bring heavy rain and strong winds across the country through today. Some nice late sunshine following behind."

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