LATEST: Status Orange weather warning issued for Laois with more disruptions expected

LATEST: Status Orange weather warning issued for Laois with more disruptions expectedplaceholder image
LATEST: Status Orange weather warning issued for Laois with more disruptions expected

The end is in sight for the country's Arctic blast this weekend, but not before some more sub zero nights.

Met Éireann has issued another Status Orange weather warning for low temperatures and icy conditions in Laois.  

People are being warned of "extremely cold" temperatures with widespread "severe frost and ice" along with lying snow in some parts of the county. 

Patches of freezing fog are also expected.

This Status Orange warning comes as temperatures are expected to dip as low as -7 degrees in Laois on Thursday night.

Met Éireann's latest warning is valid from 7pm on Thursday evening until 8am on Friday morning.

Other affected counties include Carlow, Offaly, Kildare, Kilkenny, Longford, Meath, Westmeath, Cavan, Monaghan, Galway, Roscommon and Tipperary. 

Met Éireann has warned of dangerous travelling conditions on roads and underfoot, as well as travel disruptions and delays, animal welfare issues, and poor visibility. 

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