Snow Warning extended to more of Ireland by Met Eireann as weather set to turn
Met Eireann has extended a Snow and Ice Warning to more of Ireland as the weather set to turn for the worse through the early hours of Thursday morning.
A total of 15 counties are now included in a series of Snow and Ice Warnings that come into effect in the early hours of Thursday morning while another seven are covered by a Rain Warning.
A Status Yellow Snow and Ice Warning for Clare, Tipperary, Galway, Laois, Offaly, Westmeath and Wicklow comes into effect at 3am on Thursday and remains in place until 1pm on Thursday.
It warns that there will be sleet and snow for a time leading to some accumulations, most significant on higher ground. Impacts include hazardous travelling conditions, poor visibility and ice on untreated surfaces.
Status Yellow Snow-Ice warning for Cavan, Donegal, Monaghan, Leitrim, Mayo, Roscommon, Sligo and Longford warns of the same impacts and is in place from 5am on Thursday until 8pm on Thursday.
Separately, Met Eireann has issued a Status Yellow Rain Warning for Carlow, Dublin, Kildare, Louth, Meath, Wexford and Wicklow which warns of possible localised flooding. This warning is in place from 5am on Thursday until 5pm on Friday.
The UK Met Office has issued Yellow Snow and Ice Warning for Antrim, Armagh, Down, Fermanagh, Tyrone, Derry