The entire country is facing a snow and ice alert with Met Eireann forecasting terrible conditions over the coming days.
The Status Yellow warning will be in place from 3am until 11pm on Thursday and has warned that "rain, sleet and snow will spread northwards across the country later tonight (Wednesday night) and during Thursday accompanied by strengthening easterly winds".
Met Eireann added that "accumulations of snow are expected in many areas along with icy conditions". They warned of possible hazardous driving conditions, travel disruption and poor visibility during the weather warning.
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Carlow Weather’s Alan O’Reilly took to social media to issue a grim update which read: “Regardless of whether it is rain, sleet or snow that falls tomorrow the Met Eireann ensembles show over 20mm for some areas between tomorrow night and Friday morning with over 30mm on higher ground”.
A separate Status Yellow low temperature and ice warning will be in place for all of Ireland with widespread icy stretches expected on Thursday night and Friday morning. The alert will be in effect from 21:00 on Thursday, March 9 until 10:00 on Friday, March 10.
A separate snow-ice warning for Leinster, Cavan and Monaghan will kick in at 9pm on Thursday until 7am on Friday. It warns that sleet and snow will slowly clear eastwards on Thursday night and early on Friday with further accumulations of snow expected.
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