A Status Yellow snow and ice warning has been issued for counties Louth, Cavan and Monaghan.
Valid from 5:00am on Thursday (December 31) until 12:00pm the same day, Met Éireann has warned of falls of snow that may lead to accumulations in some areas.
Since 6:00am today (Wednesday, December 30), there has been the same warning in place for counties Donegal, Leitrim and Sligo, and this will remain until 7:00am on Thursday.
There is also a Status Yellow snow and ice warning in place for Antrim, Armagh, Fermanagh, Tyrone and Derry, since 3:00pm on Tuesday. Until 11:00am tomorrow, this weather may bring some disruption.
Previous snow and ice warning for 13 counties
Only yesterday (Tuesday, December 29) a Status Yellow snow and ice warning for 13 counties in the south, midlands, southeast and northwest was issued.
The warning came into effect at midnight last night and was in place for 12 hours, expiring at 12:00pm today.
The effected counties were: Carlow; Kildare; Kilkenny; Laois; Wexford; Wicklow; Offaly; Donegal; Leitrim; Sligo; Cork; Tipperary; and Waterford.
Weather in the coming days
On Thursday night (New Year’s Eve), remaining showers or longer spells of rain in eastern areas will gradually clear southeastwards overnight and it will become dry in many areas with clear spells, according to Met Éireann.
Friday (New Year’s Day) will be a dry, bright day for many areas, with scattered showers affecting coastal counties, especially to the north and northwest.
Friday night is expected to turn very cold, in clear spells with frost and ice forming. It will hold dry in many areas with showers mainly on northern and western coasts. Lowest temperatures of -2° to 2° with a light northwest breeze are forecasted.