Met Éireann issues another weather warning for Limerick

ANOTHER weather warning has been issued for Limerick - the third in less than a week.

The latest status yellow warning, which was issued by Met Éireann this Wednesday afternoon, warns of the potential of low temperatures and ice overnight and early tomorrow morning.

"Hazardous conditions due to a widespread severe frost leading to ice on untreated surfaces," states the warning from the national forecaster which applies to most of the country.

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The low temperature/ice warning, comes into effect at 8pm today and will remain in place until 10am on Thursday.

Separately, a status orange rain warning has been issued for a number of counties in the south east.

That warning - which applies to Carlow, Kilkenny, Wexford, Wicklow and Waterford - remains valid until 9pm.