Met Éireann has issued a Status Yellow weather warning for snow and ice that will affect two counties today (Wednesday, March 27).
The national forecaster has said that there will be a mixture of sleet and snow in Cork and Kerry with accumulations causing disruption.
The weather warning, which is now in place, will remain valid until 6:00p.m today.
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As it becomes colder, Met Éireann said that mean air temperatures across the country are due to fall to between 6° to 8°C, which is approximately normal or 1° below.
Soil temperatures will decrease a little, but will still be slightly above average.
It will be wetter than average in the north, and along coastal counties of the east and south this week, but it is likely to be drier than average in the west, in the midlands and the southwest.
Today’s forecast is for scattered showers and sunny spells, some of the showers may be heavy and fall as sleet or snow at times, especially on higher ground.
Highest afternoon temperatures of 5° to 8° in a moderate to fresh southerly breeze.
There will be more showers overnight with some falling as sleet and snow. Temperatures will dip to between -1° and 2° with frost and ice forming as winds fall light.
Thursday (March 28) will bring showers and rain to the south, east and north, there will be sunny spells and isolated showers elsewhere. Highest temperatures of 6° to 9° in a moderate to fresh northeast wind.
Weather
As the adverse weather continues to impact farmers, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue has requested that a meeting of the National Fodder and Food Security Committee (NFFSC) be held this week.
The minister said that grass growth over the winter has resulted in strong covers on farms, however the difficult weather conditions are hampering turnout of animals.
The online meeting of the NFFSC is set to take place on Friday morning at 11:00a.m.
The committee will receive an update from Teagasc across grassland tillage farms; a situation report from the committee members and a summary of the situation across the country.