Snowfall looks imminent as Met Eireann issues weather warnings

Snowfall looks to be imminent in parts of the country over the next few days with Met Eireann issuing a weather warning for wintry conditions.

It has issued a status yellow weather warning for cold wintry weather to come into effect tomorrow evening, January 11.

It will remain in place until Saturday, January 14, at noon.

The advisory warning indicates that very cold wintry weather will develop from Wednesday night onwards.

Showers are forecast to turn wintry in many places, from Wednesday evening to Saturday, with falls of sleet and snow expected.

The heaviest of the snowfall is most likely over Ulster, Connacht, north Leinster and west Munster, while high ground will be most at risk.

Meanwhile, another status yellow weather warning for wind has been issued for counties Donegal, Leitrim, Mayo and Sligo.

The warning comes into effect tonight at 10pm and remains in place until tomorrow, Wednesday, morning at 10am.

West to northwest winds are expected to increase tonight, with averages of between 55-65kph forecast.

Stronger gusts of up to 110kph are also expected, while winds are set to be strongest in exposed coastal and hilly areas.

Weather Forecast

Tomorrow, Wednesday, is set to be cold, windy and blustery, with bright or sunny spells and showers also expected.

These showers are expected to be heaviest and most frequent over Ulster and north Connacht, with a few turning wintry on higher ground.

Afternoon temperature will range from 4 to 5 degrees over northern and northwestern counties, while they are set to increase to as high as 8 degrees in other parts of the country.

Scattered showers on Atlantic coasts are forecast to move further inland overnight and turn increasingly wintry with snow on higher ground, as temperatures fall to just below freezing.

Later in the night, a frontal wave will pass to the south of Ireland and this brings the risk of sleety rain and snow to south Munster, according to Met Eireann.

Thursday is set to be a very cold day with the continued risk of sleety rain and snow affecting the south of the country for a time.

It is forecast to be brighter elsewhere, but wintry showers of hail, sleet and snow will affect mostly Connacht and Ulster.

Wintry showers are expected to continue in the west and north through Thursday night, with widespread frost and ice also forecast.

These wintry showers of rain, hail, sleet and snow are set to continue into Friday, but they are expected to be less likely.