A status yellow snow-ice warning is in effect for Cavan, Donegal, Monaghan, Connacht and Louth.

The forecaster said temperatures will be dropping to -5 degrees, with treacherous travel conditions and the possibility of black ice. 

Warnings are in place across the island of Ireland.

Snow accumulations alongside sharp or severe frost and ice are possible this weekend

Tuesday will be bright with sunny spells in the afternoon, with top temperatures of four to eight degrees.

Met Éireann has said temperatures will plummet approaching Christmas while some weather experts have predicted snow

Met Éireann has issued a warning to Donegal, Sligo, Leitrim, Monaghan, and Cavan until midday on Thursday.

While England faces an amber cold health alert with temperatures dropping as low as -10C this week, Ireland will experience a less severe but still notable cold snap.

Parts of counties Wicklow and Wexford have seen snow and sleet today

Fallen trees and widespread power outages leads to disruption of rail network through County Roscommon

Met Éireann has forecast a gradual change to milder weather over the weekend, which could lead to some localised flooding as snow and ice thaw

Temperatures are expected to climb from the low of minus 7 degrees recorded in the early hours of Thursday

A status yellow low temperature and ice warning will remain in place for the entire country until lunchtime on Friday.

A second Status Orange low temperature warning comes into effect on Wednesday evening

Motorists warned of long delays

Several status orange alerts are expected in most counties over the next two nights.

An Post says it expects its services to be impacted in some areas as a result of the inclement weather over the next few days.

A total of 174 people were killed in road collisions in 2024, including 15 persons in December.

Very cold nights with widespread frost, ice and lying snow can be expected until Friday.

Some schools to close tomorrow

Corina Gough, General Manager of Geary’s Bar, told the Opinion Line on Cork’s 96FM that the outdoor area fits around 500 people.

Keep reading to get an overview on what weather we can expect for the next few days

A status orange weather warning remained in place for 11 counties in the south of Ireland

As the current cold spell looks likely to endure into the coming week, Roscommon County Council is advising the public to be winter ready and take all necessary precautions.

Status yellow and orange warnings for rain, snow and ice remain in place for the majority of the country this morning

Snow, ice, heavy rain and sleet are to sweep over the island of Ireland as temperatures continue to plummet

Forecasters have warned that it will lead to very difficult travelling conditions

Met Éireann has warned of "significant snow" ahead of a "multi-weather hazard event" in the coming days with lows of minus 5 degrees forecast

Snow and ice expected to grip much of the country over the weekend

Mr Murphy said it would not be clear until the weekend whether schools would open on Monday when they can see how much snow has accumulated.

Significant accumulations of snow are likely in some places

Met Éireann has warned that the new year will bring a cold snap, with temperatures expected to drop as low as -4C by Thursday

While Ireland does not get the same type of extreme weather events that other countries do, there have still been plenty of occasions where storms have caused major damage in cities and towns across the country.

A nationwide status yellow low temperature and ice warning has been extended, and will remain in effect until Friday at midday.

Over 352 patients have been on trolleys in University Hospital Limerick so far this week.

It happened on the Tattygare Road in Lisbellaw on Wednesday morning.

Trucks are lined up on the route waiting for grit

Heavy rain moving up from the south will transition to sleet and snow on Wednesday night and will continue through Thursday morning

A status yellow low temperature and ice warning will be in place for the Republic on Tuesday and Wednesday nights

Time to get out the winter woolies 

An ice warning covers all counties from 6pm on Friday until 9am on Saturday.

A Status Yellow snow/ice warning across the county has been extended by Met Éireann.

Met Éireann admitted it was taken by surprise when many woke to heavy snowfall on Friday morning