Status Yellow snow and ice warnings issued for Derry and Donegal

The Met Office has issued the warning for all over Northern Ireland, with the first warning beginning from 3pm on Friday until midday on Saturday and the second warning coming into effect from midday Saturday until Monday, Midday.

The Met Office said that from today at 3pm, wintry showers will become more widespread, bringing some disruption to travel.

"Cold northerly winds will bring sleet and snow showers across much of Northern Ireland on Friday afternoon, overnight and into Saturday morning, bringing the likelihood of ice on untreated surfaces. Whilst many places, including most low-lying areas, will not see much in the way of snow accumulations, a cm or two is possible in places, with the potential for 2-5 cm on higher routes such as the Glenshane Pass.”

From Saturday Midday, the Met Office said that snow and ice ‘has the potential to cause disruption to travel in places throughout the weekend and into Monday morning.’

Snow showers will continue to affect many parts of Northern Ireland over the weekend, before gradually easing on Monday. The heaviest and most frequent snow showers will be in the north, although along the north coast these may fall as rain or sleet at times. Whilst not all locations in the warning areas will see snow, around 1-3 cm is expected to have fallen in many places by Monday morning, with the potential for 5-10 cm to build up in a few locations, especially over higher routes, such as Glenshane Pass. Ice will be an additional hazard for many."

Temperatures on Saturday and Sunday will average around 3 degrees but wind chill factors will make it feel more like -1 or -2.

The Status Yellow Snow/Ice warning for Donegal, with ‘wintry showers with some snow accumulations’ comes into effect at 8pm on Friday until 11am on Saturday and then again from 6pm on Saturday until 11am on Sunday

Possible impacts are hazardous travel conditions and poor visibility.

A further Status Yellow Snow/Ice warning for the county and most of the country, comes into effect at 6pm on Sunday to 11am on Monday.

Met Eireann said there will be Wintry showers with some snow accumulations, as well as sharp or severe frost and ice also. Most of the country will be under a Status Yellow Snow/Ice warning on Saturday and Sunday, with counties such as Carlow, Dublin, Kildare, Kilkenny, also under a Status Yellow low temperature warning.