Snow and ice set to hit the entire country from Thursday.
Status Yellow - Snow/Ice warning for Ireland ?️❄️ pic.twitter.com/L6JkBRGPMP
— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) January 5, 2022
Make sure to wrap up and take necessary care as Met Éireann have issued a status yellow weather warning.
The warning is in place from 4.00pm Thursday to 11.00am on Friday
And the alert has been issued for the whole country.
Met Éireann took to Twitter to explain that a "cold airmass will arrive tomorrow bringing strong winds & blustery showers of hail, sleet & snow."
A cold polar maritime airmass is currently across Ireland seen from the blue on this analysis chart ???
If you look towards North America you'll notice another blue area, this cold airmass will arrive tomorrow bringing strong winds & blustery showers of #hail #sleet & #snow pic.twitter.com/GJ4t75FAX8
— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) January 5, 2022
This will lead to "hazardous travelling conditions" and some travel disruption in some parts of the country.
Frost and ice will set in quickly later on tonight with temperatures dropping to 0 and -3 degrees.
But as cloud thickens, temperatures will rise overnight and the frost and ice will clear.
On Thursday, showers early in the day will turn into sleet or snow in the evening.
Thunderstorms are also possible on Thursday for Atlantic coastal counties.
A similar warning has been issued for Northern Ireland.
The UK Met Office warned people in Antrim, Armagh, Fermanagh, Tyrone and Derry that sleet, hail and snow may lead to travel disruption from 8.00pm on Thursday to 11.00am on Friday.
