NI Snow Alert - Met Office issues yellow status snow and ice warning - Glenshane Pass will be affected

The weather warning was issued by the Met Office on Wednesday morning and is valid from 12:00am to 9.00am on Thursday.

“A band of rain, sleet and snow is likely to push southeast across Northern Ireland on Wednesday night before clearing during Thursday,” reads the warning on the Met Office website.

“Away from some northern and eastern coasts, this will fall mainly as snow with accumulations of 1-2 cm possible. 2-5 cm of snow is possible on hills above about 150 m.

“Accumulating snow may well affect the Glenshane Pass. Snow should ease, whilst probably turning back to rain, early Thursday.

“Regardless of snow accumulation, after several cold days, ice is likely to be relatively widespread on untreated surfaces,” the warning stated.