The Bridal Path, Kilminchy, Portlaoise in December 2017.
The warning is for scattered snow showers later Tuesday and Tuesday night will lead to accumulations of 4 to 6 cm by Wednesday morning. Widespread frost and icy conditions also.
The warning is valid from
The warning covers Dublin, Carlow, Kildare, Laois, Louth, Wicklow and Meath.
A
Up to 3 cm of snow in some parts of these counties by Wednesday morning with widespread frost and icy conditions also.
A Status Yellow
Met Éireann warns that it could dip slightly lower in some western and northwestern counties overnight. Temperatures tomorrow will struggle to get above zero
There is also a risk of thunder and lightning storms.
MORE BELOW TWEET
Precipitation rate in mm/h averaged over the previous 6 hours. Blue shades show light rain while yellow and red show heavy rain. Precipitation can be rain, hail or snow. pic.twitter.com/Xqdu5vZPGJ
— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) February 27, 2018
A Status Yellow Weather Advisory remains in force for exceptionally cold weather will occur this week.
NATIONAL EMERGENCY CO-ORDINATION GROUP UPDATE #WATCH
A warning status has yet to be allocated to a spell of persistent and heavy snow is expected to extend from the south late Thursday and Thursday night, with significant and disruptive accumulations.
Met Éireann
Met Éireann is expected to make a decision by midday Wednesday.
The advisory notice is valid until Saturday, March 3.
Surface temperature predictions over land and sea.
— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) February 27, 2018
The W and C symbols show the location and value of the highest (W - Warm) and lowest (C - Cold) temperature on the map. pic.twitter.com/vB1eC5YZ2x
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