Wrap up warm.

Separate snow and ice warnings have been issued by both Met Éireann and the Met Office affecting 18 counties across the region. The Met Office issued a Status Yellow snow and ice warning for Antrim, Armagh, Fermanagh, Tyrone and Derry. The warning comes into effect at 3pm on Tuesday and remains in place until midnight on Wednesday. The Met Office warned that snow and ice may bring some disruption from later on Tuesday and through Wednesday. Meanwhile, Met Éireann issued a Status Yellow snow and ice warning for Carlow, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Wexford, Wicklow, Offaly, Donegal, Leitrim, Sligo, Cork, Tipperary and Waterford. The warning comes into effect at midnight tonight and remains in place until 12pm on Wednesday. Met Éireann said there's a risk of snow accumulations at lower levels in these areas. It will be an icy start for many on Wednesday with rain, sleet and snow across the southern half of the country. This will clear southeastwards during the day with bright spells and scattered wintry showers following from the northwest. It will be a cold day with temperatures generally only rising a little above freezing.