‘Significant snowfall accumulations expected.’
Five counties have been hit with a Status Orange snow-ice warning by Met Éireann.
Set to take effect from midnight to midday on Thursday (21 November), the alert applies to Clare, Cork, Limerick, Tipperary and Waterford.
“Significant snowfall accumulations expected,” it reads.
Met Éireann lists the impacts of the conditions as follows:
- Very difficult travelling conditions
- Poor visibility
- Travel disruption
- Disruption and delays to public transport likely (air, rail, bus)
- Difficult conditions underfoot
- Animal welfare issues
‼️Further update⬇️
— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) November 20, 2024
⚠️Orange Snow/Ice Warning⚠️ for Clare Cork Limerick Tipperary & Waterford ❗️
➡️Significant snowfall accumulations expected
⏰00:01 to 12:00 Thu 21/11/24
Check updates for your region⬇️
ℹ️https://t.co/t2JoveRUyC pic.twitter.com/GtpTys3Iso
As well as this, a Status Yellow version of the same type of warning has been issued for the province of Munster, as well as the counties Carlow, Galway, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Offaly, Wexford and Wicklow.
This is scheduled to take effect from 9pm on Wednesday until midday on Thursday
“Snowfall accumulations expected. Impacts: Hazardous travelling conditions, poor visibility, travel disruption [and] animal welfare issues,” it reads.
❗️Update❗️
— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) November 20, 2024
⚠️Yellow Snow/Ice Warning⚠️
➡️Carlow, Clare, Cork, Galway, Kerry, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Limerick, Offaly, Tipperary, Waterford, Wexford, & Wicklow
➡️Snowfall accumulations expected
Expected⏰ 21:00 Wed 20/11/24 to 12:00 Thu 21/11/24
ℹ️https://t.co/w5QtJ1UyEP pic.twitter.com/e0WcrvF7Uc
A Status Yellow low temperature/ice warning for Ireland is also set to be implemented from 8pm on Wednesday until 10am Thursday.
It reads: “Very cold with widespread frost and icy stretches.
“Possible impacts: Hazardous conditions on roads and paths [and] some travel disruption.”
Very cold with frost & ice #tonight as temps fall to -3 C🌡️ in places🥶
— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) November 19, 2024
Mainly dry with clear spells, there will be some showers, also some of sleet & snow, mainly in to coasts of the W & N, some drifting further S at times☔️🌨️
⚠️Low Temp/Ice Warning in effect from 20:00⚠️ pic.twitter.com/14pCieN9zC
Last week, Met Éireann issued a new weather advisory for all of Ireland over possible snow.
The advisory is is set to conclude on Friday night/Saturday morning at midnight.
Met Éireann said in the alert that a transition to “significantly colder conditions” would take place from Monday, 18 November and that this would then last “through much of the week”.
“Wintry hazards including frost and ice are likely with potential for sleet, snow and hail for some,” the advisory currently reads.
Providing more detail about the conditions in her meteorologist’s commentary is Met Éireann’s Deputy Head of Forecasting Liz Coleman.
Speaking of the week ahead on Monday, she said:
“It will continue cold right through the working week with daytime temperatures struggle to rise above 2 to 6 degrees and temperatures falling widely below freezing at night.
“We’ll see a widespread frost developing and icy stretched too, leading to slippery conditions under foot and possibly travel disruption in some areas.
“That northerly airflow will also bring scattered showers of rain, sleet and snow through the week and with those cold temperatures, that precipitation will tend to freeze, increasing icy conditions, so do take care when out and about.”
Meanwhile, weather expert Alan O’Reilly of Carlow Weather has said stormy weather is expected for the weekend.
“Friday night, a big change. So, we now have fairly good agreement on much milder but stormy weather moving in on Friday night into Saturday morning, with that storm bringing some strong winds and very heavy rain early on Saturday morning,” he said in a video.
“It looks like the worst of the storm will stay out in the Atlantic and its system will fill or weaken a little bit but then come back in across Ireland.
“So it is a very interesting few days of weather.”
Tuesday evening update and already freezing out so icy tonight and tomorrow and then a really interesting risk of snow in parts of Southwest and South tomorrow night into Thursday but details uncertain and mild but stormy weather for weekend. pic.twitter.com/ugVN99TUFu
— Carlow Weather (@CarlowWeather) November 19, 2024
Main image via Leon Farrell / RollingNews.ie
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- A dozen counties in Ireland have been issued snow warnings
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