Met Éireann issues snow and ice warnings for 14 counties
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14 counties have been issued with Status Yellow snow and ice warnings by Met Éireann.
Published by the Irish meteorological service on Tuesday (7 March), one of the alerts will be valid from 6am to midnight on Thursday.
It applies to the province of Connacht, as well as the counties Cavan, Donegal, Longford, Louth, Meath, Monaghan and Westmeath.
"A spell of rain will move up over the country on Thursday morning, turning to sleet and snow with some accumulations expected," the warning states, with "hazardous driving conditions" and "travel disruption" listed as the possible impacts.
⚠️Status Yellow ⚠️- Snow/Ice warning for Cavan, Donegal, Monaghan, Connacht, Longford, Louth, Meath, Westmeath from Thursday 6am❄️🌨️
Possible Impacts:
● Hazardous driving conditions🚗
● Travel disruption🚶🚲
See all active warnings
➡️https://t.co/7aDQTqTyEp pic.twitter.com/XiCmDW4YiB— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) March 7, 2023
Meanwhile, another Status Yellow snow and ice warning was issued by Met Éireann for Cork and Kerry.
It will be valid from 12am to 12pm on Wednesday and reads: "Patchy sleet or snow overnight and Wednesday morning. Potential for hazardous conditions on some roads and footpaths."
⚠️Status Yellow⚠️ - Snow/Ice warning for Cork, Kerry starting midnight on Wednesday🌨️🌨️
Potential for hazardous conditions on some roads and footpaths.❄️🚲🚗🚶
All active warnings see➡️https://t.co/juduxcKda8 pic.twitter.com/fYdmXM0bQH— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) March 7, 2023
Met Éireann also published a Status Yellow low temperature and ice warning for Connacht, along with Cavan, Donegal, Longford, Louth, Meath, Monaghan and Westmeath.
Taking effect from 9pm on Tuesday until 9am on Wednesday, it reads: "Hazardous conditions due to freezing temperatures. Icy stretches on roads and footpaths."
Status: Yellow⚠️ Low Temperature/Ice warning⚠️for Cavan, Donegal, Monaghan, Connacht, Longford, Louth, Meath, Westmeath
Hazardous conditions due to freezing temperatures. Icy stretches on roads and footpaths.🚗🚲🚶
All active warnings ➡️https://t.co/Xg3aMJlyuS pic.twitter.com/aSAtXGNb0W— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) March 7, 2023
Meanwhile, the Irish meteorological service's forecast for Tuesday night says temperatures could fall to as low as -6 in Ulster and the northwest.
Main image via Joe Dunne/RollingNews.ie
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